Circus of Horrors

A plastic surgeon and his nurse join a bizarre circus to escape from the police. Here he befriends deformed women and transforms them for his "Temple of Beauty". However, when they threaten to leave, they meet with mysterious accidents.

Cast

Anton Diffring

as Dr. Schuler

Erika Remberg

as Elissa Caro

Yvonne Monlaur

as Nicole Vanet

Donald Pleasence

as Vanet

Jane Hylton

as Angela

Kenneth Griffith

as Martin

Conrad Phillips

as Inspector Arthur Ames

Jack Gwillim

as Supt. Andrews

Vanda Hudson

as Magda von Meck

Yvonne Romain

as Melina

Reviews

Wuchak

***Lurid, comic booky circus flick with myriad beautiful women, wild animals and devious murders*** A couple years after WW2 an English plastic surgeon (Anton Diffring) flees to France with his two cronies (Kenneth Griffith & Jane Hylton) and ends up going into the circus business. A dozen years...

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