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Gorilla at large

Title Gorilla at large
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Huge gorilla Goliath is the main attraction of a carnival. Then a man is found dead with a broken neck. Was it Goliath or a man wearing a gorilla suit?...

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Man on a tightrope (Cirque en révolte)

Title Man on a tightrope (Cirque en révolte)
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Karel Cernik is a Czech circus owner. When Communists come to power, circus life is completely upset. The little troupe is not free to move anymore, everyone is asked to show his support to the government… Cernik decides to smuggle his circus out to the West.

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(Night tide) Marée nocturne

Title (Night tide) Marée nocturne
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A young sailor falls in love with a woman performing as a mermaid at the local carnival. He soon discovers that her previous boyfriends have all drowned under mysterious circumstances… Would she really be a mythic creature from the depths of sea ?

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The Valley of Gwangi (La Vallée de Gwangi)

Title The Valley of Gwangi (La Vallée de Gwangi)
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A group of cowboys capture a Tyrannosaurus Rex living in the Forbidden Valley. Their expedition leader hands the animal over to a Mexican circus. But his victim, called the Gwangi, turns out to have an aversion to being shown in public and manages to break loose…

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Sideshow

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A teenage boy runs away from home. He joins the circus but finds out that it's not all what it's cracked up to be. But then the boy becomes a witness to a murder, and he must try to stay out of the killer's way.

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Dispara (Outrage)

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Reporter Marcos interviews circus equestrian sharpshooter Ana. Afterwards he has dinner with the troupe, spends the night with Ana and falls madly in love. But one night, fate intervenes when three young mechanics brutally rape her. Bruised, humiliated, she becomes obsessed with killing the attackers. Despite himself Marcos is drawn into an endless spiral of violence and death.

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