Circus of Horrors
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| Directed by | Sidney Hayers |
| Screenplay by | George Baxt |
| Produced by | Leslie Parkyn Julian Wintle |
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| Cinematography | Douglas Slocombe |
| Edited by | Reginald Mills |
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Production company | Lynx Films Limited |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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. 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 UK on April 8, 1960 and in the US on May 11, 1960 by American International Pictures as a double feature with the Roger Corman film A Bucket of Blood. In some areas in 1960, Circus was shown on a double bill with The Angry Red Planet (1960)..