Henry Victor, Leila Hyams, Olga Baclanova
A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.
DVD Release Date: August 10, 2004
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November 3, 2009Landmark cult film about the relationship between a long legged trapeze artist named Cleopatra and Hans, the dwarf she marries. Uncategorizable film is creepy and disturbing, but also touching and sweet. What makes this film so unique is director Tod Browning's controversial st...( read more)
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September 16, 2009An excellent film! There is no other film like it and I doubt there ever will be again. You and I are the freaks, the guy with no arms or legs is the normal one is the message but at the end of the day we are all capable of wrong doing (Adultery, punching a half man half woman in...( read more)
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July 7, 2009"Gooble Gobble! Gooble Gobble! One of us!"
I'm sure that 'Freaks' was a very controversial film when it came out. There's no special make up effects, Tod Browning has used persons with real deformities.
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November 3, 2008One of my favorite Tod Browning films. Considered controversial (especially at the time of its release), for his use of actors with actual deformities.
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November 18, 2009What a great classic movie! The "freaks" in this movie are the real deal...no computer effects, etc...
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November 4, 2009FREAKS (1932)
dir. Tod Brownning
cast. Harry Earles, Daisy Earles, Olga BaclanovaHurt one of them and you hurt them all. Freaks tells a simple story set in a circus. Its the chronicles of the characters working in it without ever seeing any of the shows. It all t
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November 3, 2009yeah, it's apparently an underground classic. i've been wanting to see it too forever, but just never got around to it.
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November 2, 2009Gooble-Gobble!, One of Us!
great movie, is more a moral tale than a Horror movie, but is great and the bad guys get what desserve.
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October 24, 2006I've always been a big fan of grayscaled movies, and Freaks is actually one of the best. I think it's kinda' sad, becouse my parents told me that when they made the movie the so called "freaks" did'nt even get payed or anything. Only becouse the most of them could'nt say no. But still, I like the movie very much. It shows that even if your not like others, your still human. And that's what I belive in aswell. :)
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