Summary
A group of freaks take revenge on a trapeze artist and her boyfriend after years of abuse. Filmed using real circus freaks.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Circus performers
-- Drama.
Freak shows -- Drama. Sideshows -- Drama. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [United States] : Burbank, CA :Turner Entertainment Co. ;2004 Distributed by Warner Home Video, |
| Other Titles | Spurs. Tod Browning's amazing production of Freaks |
| Contributors |
Ford, Wallace,
1898-1966. Hyams, Leila, 1905-1977. Baclanova, Olga, 1899-1974. Ates, Roscoe, 1895-1962. Browning, Tod, 1880-1962. Robbins, Tod, 1888-1949. Spurs. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Turner Entertainment Co. Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams, Olga Baclanova, Rosco Ates. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Language |
English French Spanish English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitle. Closed-captioned. |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1932. Suggested by Tod Robbins' story: Spurs. Special features: commentary by David J. Skal, author of Dark Carnival: the Secret World of Tod Browning, Hollywood's master of the macabre; all-new documentary, Freaks: Sideshow Cinema; special message prologue added for theatrical reissue; 3 alternate endings. |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital. |
| Description |
1 DVD (66 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 0790746549 |
| Other | Classic View |