- Actors: Christopher Lee, Leo Genn, Anthony Newlands, Heinz Drache, Eddi Arent
- Directors: John Llewellyn Moxey
- Writers: Harry Alan Towers, Edgar Wallace
- Producers: Harry Alan Towers
- Format: Anamorphic, Colour, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
- Language English
- Region: All Regions
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.66:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Blue Underground
- DVD Release Date: 30 Sep 2003
- Run Time: 90 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000096I9T
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 59,574 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
First things first if youre expecting blood and gore and a big presence from Lee you are going to be disappointed. This is more of a crime thriller than a Horror but none the less it is well worth your attention. The Horror is psychological and Lee's performance is understated but still strong.
I must praise Blue Underground for their treatment of this film. The elements they have used make this a gorgeous treat for the eye. Quite simply the best transfer of this film I have seen and equally as good is the fact that its the fully restored version with English titles/credits. The colour looks natural , the sound is in keeping with the period and over-all it is very well presented. There is a commentary with the director also. What more could you want ? Trailers ? Both US and UK ones are included.
I cannot recommend this highly enough. Rare glimpses of sixties London and there's even a car chase filmed in real time! But make sure you get this DVD from Blue Underground , accept no substitutions!
I must praise Blue Underground for their treatment of this film. The elements they have used make this a gorgeous treat for the eye. Quite simply the best transfer of this film I have seen and equally as good is the fact that its the fully restored version with English titles/credits. The colour looks natural , the sound is in keeping with the period and over-all it is very well presented. There is a commentary with the director also. What more could you want ? Trailers ? Both US and UK ones are included.
I cannot recommend this highly enough. Rare glimpses of sixties London and there's even a car chase filmed in real time! But make sure you get this DVD from Blue Underground , accept no substitutions!
Format:DVD
Unusual Christopher Lee vehicle which starts off as a well executed robbery (well almost) but then quickly leads the viewer into a different sphere where circus performers abound and secrets from their past rise to the surface. A number of red herrings are introduced into the plot and it becomes a little unclear as to whether this is a whodunnit, a (mild) horror or a semi documentary of circus life! With more twists and turns than Brands Hatch, it makes for interesting viewing if ultimately let down a little by a somewhat wet ending.
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This is a delight. Not a horror movie but a suspenseful crime-mystery, it commences with a robbery on Tower Bridge and proceeds quickly, following the loot, to rural England where murder and black-mail are set in motion at a resting out-of-season circus. Klaus Kinski's robber lurks scowling in the shadows, Christopher Lee's lion-tamer sports a black bag on his head for most of the film, and Skip Martin mooches about smoking, spying and black-mailing. For its low budget this Hammer fare is tightly plotted, well-scripted and -acted and very entertaining. I bought it to complete my set of Skip Martin DVDs (I understand he appeared in only four films - this, Masque of the Red Death, Vampire Circus and Horror Hospital - and I would recommend them all.) Hammer turned out some unusual and worthwhile films outside of the horror genre. This would be a good place to start exploring them.
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