The Flesh And The Fiends (1960)
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Horror Movies & Sci-Fi Movies Database
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02.20.09
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Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Robert Knox requires cadavers for his research into the functioning of the human body; local ne'er-do-wells Burke and Hare find ways to provide him with fresh specimens...
Movie Tagline:
Coffins Looted! Cadavers Dissected!
Also Known As:
Mania
Title: Flesh And The Fiends, The
Release Date: January 24, 1961
Runtime: 97 mins
Genre: Horror
All Genres: Horror
Languages: English
Country: UK
Colors: Black and White
Sound: Mono
IMDB Rating: 7.0
Brimstone Pit Rating: 8 - (Rate This Horror Movie)
Category: Horror Movies Starting With F
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Director(s):
John Gilling
Cast:
Peter Cushing ...Dr. Robert Knox
June Laverick ...Martha Knox
Donald Pleasence ...William Hare
George Rose ...William Burke
Renee Houston ...Helen Burke
Dermot Walsh ...Dr. Geoffrey Mitchell
Billie Whitelaw ...Mary Patterson
John Cairney ...Chris Jackson
Melvyn Hayes ...Daft Jamie
June Powell ...Maggie O'Hara
Andrew Faulds ...Inspector McCulloch
Philip Leaver ...Dr. Elliott
George Woodbridge ...Dr. Ferguson
Garard Green ...Dr. Andrews
Esma Cannon ...Aggie
Geoffrey Tyrrell ...Old Davey
George Bishop ...Blind man
Beckett Bould ...Old Angus
George Street ...Publican
Michael Balfour ...Drunken sailor
Stephen Scott ...Grave robber
Raf De La Torre ...Grave robber
Steven Berkoff ...Medical Student
Golda Casimir ...Gypsy
Robert Checksfield ...Student
Paul Craig ...Student
Glyn Dearman ...Student
Gilda Emmanuelli ...Jennie
Moris Farhi ...Stallholder
Janice Field ...Minuet dancer
» [more cast members]
Producer(s):
Robert S. Baker
Monty Berman
Writer(s):
John Gilling
John Gilling
Leon Griffiths
Composer(s):
Stanley Black
More Movie Taglines:
- Coffins Looted! Cadavers Dissected!
Movie Quote(s):
- Dr. Geoffrey Mitchell: We are students of Hippocrates, but some of us are hypocrites.
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[last lines] Dr. Robert Knox: Before commencing this morning's lecture, let us consider the Oath of Hippocrates, the sacred oath of our profession: "I will prescribe regimen for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgment and never do harm to anyone."
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Movie Trivia:
- This film is an adaptation of the story of real-life killers William Burke and William Hare who, around 1827 in Edinburgh, Scotland, did provide more than a dozen "fresh" corpses to the anatomist Dr. Knox.
IMDB Links:
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Keywords:
Murder, Student, Cemetery, Lecturer, Necrophilia ...[more]
Keywords All:
Capital, Stabbed In The Back, Doctor, Corpse, Grave, Scalpel, Skeleton, Mob Scene, Grave Robbing, Physician, Hanging, Prostitute, Mutilation, Derelict, Punishment, Switchblade, Revenge, Nose Bleed
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Rating: 8.0 out of 10.0 - 72 votes cast total
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