Freaks (1932)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf film
gptkbp:allows banned in several countries
gptkbp:artwork character-driven storytelling
unconventional narrative structure
use of real circus performers
shock_value
gptkbp:boxOffice $160,000
gptkbp:budget $200,000
gptkbp:cinematographyBy gptkb:Gregg_Toland
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticalReception preserved_in_the_National_Film_Registry
gptkbp:culturalImpact cult film status
gptkbp:director gptkb:Tod_Browning
gptkbp:filmFestival screened at various festivals
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:Margaret_Booth
gptkbp:genre drama
horror
gptkbp:hasProductLine controversial
mixed reviews
gptkbp:homeMediaRelease Blu-ray
DVD
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Freaks (1932)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:American_Horror_Story
The Elephant Man
gptkbp:influences horror genre
filmmakers
gptkbp:inspiration real-life circus performers
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy inspired various artworks
influenced later horror films
subject of academic studies
discussions on disability representation
inspired documentaries about circus life
gptkbp:notableFeature depicts circus performers
gptkbp:notableQuote One of us, one of us.
gptkbp:produces gptkb:MGM
gptkbp:releaseDate 1932
gptkbp:releaseFormat black-and-white
gptkbp:remake gptkb:Freaks_(2020)
gptkbp:runtime 64 minutes
gptkbp:screenplayBy gptkb:Tod_Browning
gptkbp:soundtrack gptkb:C._J._Vanston
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Johnny_Eck
gptkb:Daisy_Earles
gptkb:Wallace_Ford
gptkb:Schlitzie
gptkb:Leila_Hyams
gptkbp:theme love
acceptance
betrayal
revenge
society's treatment of outsiders