Le cirque du docteur Lao

Original title: 7 Faces of Dr. Lao

1964
Approved
1h 40m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

5.6K

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Barbara Eden and Tony Randall in Le cirque du docteur Lao (1964)

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Fantasy Mystery Western

A mysterious circus comes to a western town bearing wonders and characters that entertain the inhabitants and teach valuable lessons.A mysterious circus comes to a western town bearing wonders and characters that entertain the inhabitants and teach valuable lessons.A mysterious circus comes to a western town bearing wonders and characters that entertain the inhabitants and teach valuable lessons.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

5.6K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

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Trivia
Tony Randall shaved his head for the role of Dr. Lao. It also made it easier to apply the make-up for the different characters he played. The studio publicity department wanted to photograph Randall getting his head shaved but arrived at the barber too late. They had the make-up artist glue hair back on Randall's head so Randall could pose for photos while getting the hair cut off again.

Goofs
When the little boy comforts Merlin the Magician, the balloon he is holding appears and disappears depending on whether he is shown from the front or the back.

Quotes
Apollonius of Tyana: Tomorrow will be like today, and the day after tomorrow will be like the day before yesterday. I see your remaining days as a tedious collection of hours full of useless vanities. You will think no new thoughts. You will forget what little you have known. Older you will become, but not wiser. Stiffer, but not more dignified. Childless you are, and childless you will remain. Of that suppleness you once commanded in your youth, of that strange simplicity which once attracted men to you, neither endures, nor shall you recapture them.
Mrs. Cassin: You're a mean, ugly man!
Apollonius of Tyana: Mirrors are often ugly and mean. When you die, you will be buried and forgotten, and that is all. And for all the good or evil, creation or destruction, your living might have accomplished, you might just as well never have lived at all. I'm sorry, but, you see, it is my curse to tell the absolute truth.

Connections
Edited into The Naked Ape (1973)

Soundtracks
Sumer is icumen in
(uncredited)
Traditional 13th century English round

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Featured review

An "11" on the Strange-ometer, but wonderful!

Woah...

I just saw this by chance. If you have the chance to see it, by all means don't pass it up. This is an extremely bizarre movie, but contains a few scenes of absolute brilliance. You just have to give it a chance.

Considering that it was made in 1964, it's really a masterpiece of "modern" cinema. Granted, by today's standards it is at times a little corny or dated, but overall it holds up.

You simply cannot miss this if it comes along on cable. There is nothing else quite like it.