7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)

Directed by

George Pal

Genre

fantasy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 100 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mysterious circus comes to a small southwestern town in the 1960s. The circus is run by a man who can change into different mythical creatures, including a medusa, a sea serpent, and a wise old hermit. The residents of the town learn lessons about themselves by facing these magical beings.

whimsicalwhimsicalcontemplativeslowhumorousgentlenostalgic

What happens

7 Faces of Dr. Lao is a 1964 American Metrocolor Western fantasy-comedy film directed by George Pal (his final directorial effort) and starring Tony Randall. The film, an adaptation by screenwriters Charles Beaumont and Ben Hecht of Charles G. Finney's 1935 novel The Circus of Dr. Lao, details the visit of a magical circus to a small town in the southwestern United States and its effects on the townspeople. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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