Synopsis
A special sideshow torture exhibit has the power, according to showman Dr Diabolo, to warn people of foreseeable evil. One by one, skeptics stand before the Fate Atropos to preview the greed and violence hiding behind their respectable façades.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
86 audience votes
Key crew
- Freddie FrancisDirector
- Robert BlochWriter
- Don BanksOriginal Music Composer
- James BernardOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Burgess MeredithDr. Diabolo (Framing Story)
- Jack PalanceRonald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
- Beverly AdamsCarla Hayes (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")
- Peter CushingLancelot Canning (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
- Maurice DenhamUncle Roger (segment 1 "Enoch")
- Barbara EwingDorothy Endicott (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")
- Michael BryantColin Williams (segment 1 "Enoch")
- John StandingLeo Winston (segment 3 "Mr. Steinway")
- Robert HuttonBruce Benton (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")
- John PhillipsEddie Storm (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")
- Michael RipperGordon Roberts (Framing Story)
- Bernard KayDr. Heim (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")
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Themes
scissorsgreedexhibitcarnivalpact with the devilanthologymurderdestinysideshow