7 Faces of Dr. Lao

1964 • 99 minutes

About this movie

An elderly Chinese man routs evil in a Western frontier town by setting up his circus for the townspeople. The various performers affect each of the circus' visitors in a different way, and in the end the unscrupulous citizen who dominates the town repents. Emmy-winner Tony Randall (TV's "The Odd Couple," "Gremlins 2: The New Batch") plays eight different characters in the movie, with the help of Academy Award-winning special visual effects and make-up that earned make-up artist William Tuttle a special Honorary Academy Award for his outstanding make-up achievement!

Ratings and reviews

I love this movie! The story follows the townspeople of Abalone struggling against Mr. Stark, a man trying to buy everyone's property. Dr. Lao's circus comes to town and he teaches the citizens lessons about themselves through 7 characters all played by 'Dr. Lao'. It's got dated special effects, imaginative makeup and a good story suitable for the whole family. My dad watched it with me when I was a kid and I still watch it from time to time. The problem though is that this copy has poppy / scratchy audio. I really hope they fix it; I want to re-buy it!

Je veux acheté le film the seven faces of Dr Laos va t il me resté dans mon cellulaire même si je le change pour un autre l an prochain j'attend une réponse de votre part aussitôt que possible

I was still very young when I first watched this movie. The lessons that it taught stuck with me for my entire life. Dr. Lao's lesson for Mike in particular was one that I took to heart, more so than any other I have ever learned. The makers of this movie were truly wise and I honestly feel that if there is any movie that you should show your children and hand down through the ages, it is this one. No joke.