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Circus Freaks and Sideshows

Circus Freaks and Sideshows

2000•50m
Documentary

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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History

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

David Ackroyd

David Ackroyd

Narrator

Arthur Kent

Arthur Kent

Host

Grady Stiles Jr.

Robert Wadlow

Robert Wadlow

Dick Zigun

Robert Bogdan

Kathy Maher

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