Circus of Horrors

For the British circus show, see The Circus of Horrors.

Circus of Horrors
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySidney Hayers
Screenplay byGeorge Baxt
Produced byLeslie Parkyn
Julian Wintle
Starring
CinematographyDouglas Slocombe
Edited byReginald Mills
Music by
Production
company
Lynx Films Limited
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 8 April 1960 (1960-04-08) (London)[1]
  • 11 May 1960 (1960-05-11) (Los Angeles)[2]
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Circus of Horrors is a 1960 British horror film directed by Sidney Hayers, and starring Anton Diffring, Yvonne Monlaur, Erika Remberg, Kenneth Griffith, Jane Hylton, Conrad Phillips, Yvonne Romain, and Donald Pleasence.[3] Set in 1947, it follows a deranged plastic surgeon who changes his identity after botching an operation, and later comes to gain control of a circus that he uses as a front for his surgical exploits. The original screenplay was written by American screenwriter George Baxt.

It was released in the United States by American International Pictures as a double feature with The Angry Red Planet (1959).[citation needed]

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  3. ^ "Circus of Horrors". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 13 August 2024.