Joan Crawford

Ty Hardin

Diana Dors

Michael Gough

Judy Geeson

Robert Hardy

Geoffrey Keen

Sydney Tafler

George Claydon

Philip Madoc

Ambrosine Phillpotts

Thomas Cimarro

Peter Burton

Howard Goorney

Marianne Stone

Golda Casimir

Ted Lune

Milton Reid

Reginald Marsh

Bryan Pringle

George Lane Cooper

Arthur Goodman

Bill Hibbert

Robert Rowland

Reg Thomason

Cyril Kent

Herman Cohen

Fred Wood

Jim O'Connolly

Aben Kandel

Maude Spector

Raymond Poulton

John Scott

Jay Hutchinson Scott

Maurice Pelling

Robert Sterne

Desmond Dickinson

Ray Hearne

Vicki Deason

Crime

Drama

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

Berserk!

Herman Cohen Productions

United Kingdom

_**Whodunit at a circus in England with Joan Crawford and Ty Hardin**_

Several murders at a circus in Britain demand a police investigation, including a detective from Scotland Yard. Joan Crawford plays the cold owner, Ty Hardin a high wire artist, Diana Dors a sultry performer and Judy Geeson the daughter of the owner.  

“Berserk!” (1967) is similar to “Circus of Horrors” (1960) but with Crawford’s star power; not that I’m a fan, but she certainly has the charisma to carry a film. While it lacks the spectacular feminine cast of “Circus of Horrors,” it does feature a couple of notable women as high wire artists in the second half, not to mention Dors as Matilda; and Geeson’s a’right. Meanwhile, Crawford was in great shape for a woman of 62 years of age when the flick was shot. Of course no one believes that Hardin’s character is remotely attracted to her, but we can chalk that up to avarice.  

This also has superior circus acts & animals compared to “Circus of Horrors,” perhaps because it took advantage of an actual circus for the shoot. There’s some hokey melodrama, of course, but anyone who appreciates circus/carnival flicks, like “The Greatest Show on Earth” (1952), “Roustabout” (1964), “Water for Elephants” (2011) and the aforementioned “Circus of Horrors” should enjoy this.

The film runs 1 hour, 36 minutes, and was shot at Shepperton Studio, just west of London, and Billy Smart Circus.

GRADE: B

English

Berserk - Trailer