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Circus of Fear AKA Psycho-Circus AKA Circus of Terror AKA Das Rätsel des silbernen Dreieck (1966)
A detective investigating a series of hold ups and murders begins to suspect that a traveling circus may be harbouring the culprit.Director: John Llewellyn Moxey, Werner Jacobs
OVERALL: R0-
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary with director John Llewellyn Moxey and moderator David Gregory (2003)
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Extras:Theatrical Trailers:
- International Color Trailer (2:29)
- International B&W Trailer (2:30)
- US Color Trailer (2:00)
- US B&W Trailer (2:04)
Poster and Still Gallery (84 images)
Talent Bios:
- Christopher Lee (20 text pages)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a card insert with a lobby card on one side and chapter listings on the other.
Also available as part of a limited edition 4-disc "The Christopher Lee Collection" box set, with The Blood of Fu Manchu, The Castle of Fu Manchu and The Bloody Judge.
A small batch (estimated 500-1000) of these DVDs are defective due to a replication fault. This is not an authoring or disc deterioration problem, so if your disc currently works on your player, you have no reason to be concerned. More info: www.blue-underground.com -
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Extras:"Horror Hotel" trailer
"The Vincent Price Collection" preview
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:PAL > NTSC conversion.
Also in the "Christopher Lee Collection", with "Horror Hotel" and "The Satanic Rites of Dracula". -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy)
* The Film
"Le cirque de la peur" 2019 interview with critic Eric Peretti (18:49)
Theatrical Trailer (2:30, in English with French subtitles)
Trailers:
- "The Blood Rose" (2:54)
- "The Contract" (3:00)
- "Love and Death in the Garden of teh Gods" (2:28, in Italian with French subtitles) -
Subtitles:French
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Limited to 1,000 copies.
Comes with a 4-page booklet. -
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Only available in:
- the 5-disc DVD set entitled "Tales of Terror: 10 Movie Set", along with "Christmas Evil", "Deep Red", "Die, Sister Die!", "The House on the Edge of the Park", "Lady Frankenstein", "Messiah of Evil", "Sisters of Death", "Web of the Spider" and "The Werewolf and the Vampire Woman".
- "Circus of Death: 4-Movie Set" with "Web of the Spider", "Die Sister Die!" and "Lady Frankenstein".
Brentwood version is said to be a bad print, taken straight from the VHS-source. This same source was used in the Diamond DVD release. -
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Extras:*The Film - German Theatrical Version (85:27)
*The Film - Abridged U.K. Theatrical Version (82:23)
Still Gallery
Biographies:
- actor Klaus Kinski
- actor Heinz Drache
German Theatrical Trailer (3:10)
Trailer for "Der Rächer" (2:44)
Production Notes (in .pdf format) -
Subtitles:German Version
None
U.K. Version
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1/1.33:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Version:
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
UK Version:
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Release title: "Das Rätsel des silbernen Dreieck".
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:NTSC > PAL conversion.
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Extras:Alternative German Ending (5:31)
Italian Trailer
US & UK Trailers (8:31)
DVD-ROM Content (PDF file):
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Both are NTSC > PAL conversions.
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Only in a double feature with Circus of Horrors (1960).
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OVERALL: R0
Blue Underground is the clear winner for the audio commentary and native transfer.
Note that the R2 Network release has some unique extras and both UK versions of the film but it is an NTSC > PAL transfer.
There appear to be four versions of this U.K./West German co-production:
1) The uncut UK version (91 minutes NTSC = 87 minutes PAL).
2) The abridged UK version (82 minutes NTSC = 79 minutes PAL).
3) The B&W US theatrical version (Psycho-Circus) (65 minutes NTSC = 62 minutes PAL).
4) The B&W West German version of the film (89 minutes NTSC = 85 minutes PAL) -
CUTS:
- R0 America- Alpha Video - No cuts. B&W US Theatrical Version (~65:00 NTSC)
- R0 America- Blue Underground - No cuts. UK Version (90:58 NTSC).
- R0 America- Madacy Entertainment - No cuts - UK version (87:06 NTSC)
- R0 Limited Edition France- Le Chat Qui Fume - No cuts. UK Theatrical Version (90:58 24fps-to-PAL)
- R1 America- Brentwood/BCI Eclipse - It's unknown which version this is. Back cover says: "Unrated 90 min"
- R2 Germany- Kinowelt Home Entertainment - No cuts. Includes the German Theatrical Version (85:27 PAL) and the Abridged UK Theatrical Version (82:23 NTSC-to-PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- 2 Entertain - Yes - Abridged UK version (82:04 NTSC > PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Network - No cuts. Contains both the Abridged UK Version (82:24 NTSC > PAL) and the Original UK Version (91:03 NTSC > PAL).
- R4 Australia- Universal Pictures - No cuts. Abridged UK Version (79:02 PAL).
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 26/10/03
Comparison last updated by Anthony_DiPaola on 12/02/23UPDATE LOG:
27/02/13: R2 UK 2-Entertain added.
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07/04/14: R2 UK Network added.
11:06/17: Added Amazon links and greater detail to the the Blue Underground release.
04/06/20: General tidyup.
12/04/21: Added German co-production title and the German and French DVDs.
12/02/23: Clean-up.
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