CinemaOSMovie · 2000 · 0h 50m

Circus Freaks and Sideshows

80%(1)IMDbDocumentary

A trip through the bizarre world of midgets, giants, tattooed ladies, and other human curiosities as we trace the colorful history of a distinctly American form of entertainment--the circus sideshow. From the 1840s when P.T. Barnum exhibited Tom Thumb to the last remaining shows struggling to survive at New York's Coney Island, we learn the truth behind the sideshow adage that freaks are not born, but rather created, as performers share their memories of the magical midway.

Directed byArthur Drooker

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 50m
Language
EN
Released
December 4, 2000
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Featuring

Cast & crew

7 credited
Starring
David Ackroyd

David Ackroyd

Narrator

Arthur Kent

Arthur Kent

Host

Grady Stiles Jr.

Robert Wadlow

Robert Wadlow

Dick Zigun

Robert Bogdan

Kathy Maher

Creative team
Directed by
Arthur Drooker
Written by
Arthur Drooker

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