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Rating: 5.5/10 by 44 users

Berserk! (1967)

A lady ringmaster milks the publicity from a string of murders.

Directing:
  • Jim O'Connolly
Writing:
  • Aben Kandel
  • Aben Kandel
  • Herman Cohen
  • Herman Cohen
Stars:
Release Date: Wed, Nov 01, 1967

Rating: 5.5/10 by 44 users

Alternative Title:
Circus of Blood - GB

Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 36 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: circus, murder, high wire, proto-slasher, hagsploitation

Joan Crawford
Monica Rivers
Ty Hardin
Frank Hawkins
Michael Gough
Albert Dorando
Judy Geeson
Angela Rivers
Robert Hardy
Detective Superintendent Brooks
Geoffrey Keen
Commissioner Dalby
Sydney Tafler
Harrison Liston
George Claydon
Bruno Fontana
Golda Casimir
Bearded Lady
Ted Lune
Skeleton Man
Milton Reid
Strong Man
Reginald Marsh
Sergeant Hutchins
Bryan Pringle
Constable Bradford
George Lane Cooper
Roustabout (Uncredited)
Arthur Goodman
Talent Agent (Uncredited)
Bill Hibbert
Policeman (Uncredited)
Robert Rowland
Big Top Ticket Holder (Uncredited)
Reg Thomason
Reporter (Uncredited)
Cyril Kent
Circus Worker (Uncredited)
Herman Cohen
Circus Audience (Uncredited)

Wuchak

_**Whodunit at a circus in England with Joan Crawford and Ty Hardin**_ Several murders at a circus in Britain demand a police investigation, including a detective from Scotland Yard. Joan Crawford plays the cold owner, Ty Hardin a high wire artist, Diana Dors a sultry performer and Judy Geeson the daughter of the owner. “Berserk!” (1967) is similar to “Circus of Horrors” (1960) but with Crawford’s star power; not that I’m a fan, but she certainly has the charisma to carry a film. While it lacks the spectacular feminine cast of “Circus of Horrors,” it does feature a couple of notable women as high wire artists in the second half, not to mention Dors as Matilda; and Geeson’s a’right. Meanwhile, Crawford was in great shape for a woman of 62 years of age when the flick was shot. Of course no one believes that Hardin’s character is remotely attracted to her, but we can chalk that up to avarice. This also has superior circus acts & animals compared to “Circus of Horrors,” perhaps because it took advantage of an actual circus for the shoot. There’s some hokey melodrama, of course, but anyone who appreciates circus/carnival flicks, like “The Greatest Show on Earth” (1952), “Roustabout” (1964), “Water for Elephants” (2011) and the aforementioned “Circus of Horrors” should enjoy this. The film runs 1 hour, 36 minutes, and was shot at Shepperton Studio, just west of London, and Billy Smart Circus. GRADE: B


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