Freaks (La parada de los monstruos)
Year of production
1932
Duration
63 min.
Genres
Fiction
Synopsis
Set in the world of circus sideshows, the film follows a beautiful trapeze artist and a strongman as they attempt to cheat a male dwarf out of his inheritance, leading to tensions among their troupe. An absolute pinnacle in 1930s horror moviemaking, it revolutionized the genre by offering a positive and empathetic view of people with non-normative bodies, and continues to be referenced and honored to this day.
Director
Technical sheet
Section
Retrospectiva
Director
Tod Browning
Writer
Willis Goldbeck, Leon Gordon
Cinematography
Merritt B. Gerstad
Editor
Basil Wrangell
With
Harry Earles, Olga Baclanova, Wallace Ford
Tod Browning
Writer
Willis Goldbeck, Leon Gordon
Cinematography
Merritt B. Gerstad
Editor
Basil Wrangell
With
Harry Earles, Olga Baclanova, Wallace Ford
Production countries
United States of America (the)
Languages
English
German
French
Subtitle languages
Spanish
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