Freaks
- Year: 1932
- Country of origin: USA
- Genre: Drama, Horror
- Director: Tod Browning
- Length: 64 min
Can a full grown woman truly love a midget?
Film Synopsis
A beautiful trapeze artist conspires with a strongman to seduce and exploit a wealthy sideshow performer with dwarfism. As her cruel intentions are revealed, the other “freaks” in the circus community rally to protect one of their own. What follows is a chilling act of retribution that blurs the line between justice and horror.
Freaks Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc Extras | Criterion BD-A/US 2023 | Warner DVD-1/US/OOP 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by David J. Skal | ||
| Freaks: Sideshow Cinema | ||
| Interview with Megan Abbott on Director Tod Browning and Pre-Code Horror | ||
| “Special Message” Re-Release Prologue | ||
| Alternate Endings with Introductions by David J. Skal | ||
| Reading of Short Story “Spurs” | ||
| Stills Gallery |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Criterion’s Blu-ray is included in the “Tod Browning’s Sideshow Shockers” box set with The Mystic (1925) and The Unknown (1927). It includes a booklet with writing by Farran Smith Nehme.
- Warner’s DVD is also available in the “TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Horror” box set with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), House of Wax (1953) and The Haunting (1963).
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Collector’s guide
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| Editions | |
|---|---|
| Extras | Audio Commentary by David J. Skal Warner DVD |
| Freaks: Sideshow Cinema Warner DVD | |
| “Special Message” Re-Release Prologue Warner DVD | |
| Alternate Endings with Introductions by David J. Skal Warner DVD |