American Carny: True Tales from the Circus Sideshow (2006)
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Todd Robbins hosts this documentary directed by Nick Basile and narrated by Penn Jillette exploring the real lives of the circus sideshow and carnival performers including so called "freaks" as well as fireeaters, magicians and more. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi
Not a history, but a story that chronicles what kind of personalities and people inhabit the Circus Sideshows. It nicely outlines the actual lives behind it, even if it skimps on actual day-to-day details. It reads like a biography, not necessarily a documentary.