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Director:
John Gilling
Writers:
John Gilling (screenplay)
John Gilling (story)
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Release Date:
4 November 1960 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Horror more
Tagline:
Coffins Looted! Cadavers Dissected!
Plot:
Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Robert Knox requires cadavers for his research into the functioning of the human... more | add synopsis
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Pretty good British horror. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Mania (USA)
Psycho Killers
The Fiendish Ghouls
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Runtime:
97 min | USA:91 min (uncut version)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This film was remade in 1985 by Freddie Francis as The Doctor and the Devils (1985) and names of the characters were changed. more
Quotes:
[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 Connections:
Edited into Out of this World Super Shock Show (2007) (V) more

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9 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Pretty good British horror., 23 December 2002
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Author: HumanoidOfFlesh from Chyby, Poland

Peter Cushing plays the doctor who needs bodies in this fine adaptation of the Burke and Hare grave robbing case.Donald Pleasance and George Rose are both excellent as the infamous grave robbers.The film is truly atmospheric-full of packed bars,foggy streets and deep shadows-and the performance by Peter Cushing is simply amazing-Cushing is probably one of the most recognizable faces in the horror genre.The film has an eerie cinematic style reminiscent more of films from the 1940's than 1959.The first half of Gilling's story moves extremely slow,but the second half has some gruesome murder scenes.A must-see for fans of British horror!

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