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Circus of Fear (1966)

Circus of Fear poster
Directed by
Werner Jacobs, John Llewellyn Moxey
Genre
horror film, mystery film, crime film
Country
Germany, United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
16
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 37 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A series of robberies and a murder lead Scotland Yard to a traveling circus. They suspect the crimes are connected to the circus owner and his troupe of performers.

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What happens

Circus of Fear (German: Das Rätsel des silbernen Dreieck / Mystery of the Silver Triangle); also Scotland Yard auf heißer Spur, also Circus of Terror; U.S. title Psycho-Circus) is a 1966 Anglo-German international co-production thriller film directed by John Llewellyn Moxey and starring Christopher Lee, Suzy Kendall, Leo Genn and Cecil Parker. Werner Jacobs directed the version released in West Germany. It was written by Harry Alan Towers based on the 1928 novel Again the Three Just Men by Edgar Wallace. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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