Circus Freaks and Sideshows

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Circus Freaks and Sideshows (2000)

Directed by Arthur Drooker

Documentary · 50m

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.

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Cast

David Ackroyd Narrator Arthur Kent Host
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Grady Stiles Jr. Robert Wadlow
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Dick Zigun
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Robert Bogdan
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Kathy Maher

Crew

Director
Arthur Drooker
Writer
Arthur Drooker
Editor
George Copanas

Details

Release date
2000-12-04
Runtime
50m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Countries
United States of America
Production
History