Synopsis:
"What begins as a daring daylight
armored car heist on London’s Tower Bridge leads to a
sinister circus where a disfigured lion tamer (Christopher
Lee) is one of several suspects in a three-ring
nightmare of red herrings, grisly ‘accidents’ and
cold-blooded murder. Klaus Kinski
(Venom),
Suzy Kendall
(Bird With the Crystal Plumage),
Margaret Lee
(Eugenie)
and Leo Genn
(The Bloody
Judge) co-star in this gripping thriller directed
by John Moxey
(Horror Hotel,
The Night Stalker)
and based on the novel by legendary mystery writer Edgar
Wallace.
Circus of Fear was originally released in America
as Psycho Circus in black & white and cut by more than
22 minutes. Blue Underground has now restored the film to
its full running time from a stunning British color negative
and added a long-lost 8-minute sequence recently discovered
in a storage vault. This is Circus Of Fear as you’ve
truly never been seen it before! "
- from DVD
Pacific
My oppinion:
Got "Circus of Fear" through the "Christopher
Lee Collection" and judging by the title and the
cover art, I thought this was a classic horror movie, but
I was wrong. It's more like a "Sherlock Holmes" kind of movie,
but with some horror elements. Don't get me wrong, I really
liked it, just got a little surprised with what I got. The
plot is good with lots of nice twists and both the acting
and directing is very well done. It kept me well entertained
during the 91 minutes it lasted. It does surprise me a bit
though, that Blue Underground decided to put this in the "Christopher
Lee collection", as he really doesn't appear that much in
the movie, and when he does, he's wearing a mask most of the
time.. I'm sort of glad they did anyways, as I would probably
have missed this one otherwise.
The DVD contains an audio commentary track with director John
Moxey, 4 different trailers, 2 in
colour and 2 for the B&W version of the film, posters and
Talent Bios. All in all, I'm very happy with this movie even
though it wasn't really horror and Lee wasn't really that
much involved. Recommended!
My rating: 
Want more info on this movie?:
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Buy "Circus of Fear" uncut at:
DVD
Pacific, Amazon.com
or Video
Universe
or through the "Christopher lee
collection" at: DVD
Pacific
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