Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)

Director:

Robert Fuest

Writers:

Robert Fuest (written by) &
Robert Blees (written by) ...
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Release Date:

July 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Horror | Romance

Tagline:

Flesh crawls! Blood curdles! Phibes lives!

Plot:

The vengeful Doctor rises again, seeking the Scrolls of Life in an attempt to resurrect his deceased wife.

Plot Keywords:

Egypt | Moon | Inspector | Doctor | Tomb

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Vincent Price	...	Dr. Anton Phibes
Robert Quarry	...	Darrus Biederbeck
Valli Kemp	...	Vulnavia
Peter Jeffrey	...	Inspecter Trout
Fiona Lewis	...	Diana Trowbridge
Hugh Griffith	...	Harry Ambrose
Peter Cushing	...	Captain
Beryl Reid	...	Miss Ambrose
Terry-Thomas	...	Lombardo
John Cater	...	Superintendent Waverley
Gerald Sim	...	Hackett
Lewis Fiander	...	Baker
John Thaw	...	Shavers
Keith Buckley	...	Stewart
Milton Reid	...	Manservant - Cheng
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Caroline Munro	...	Victoria Regina Phibes (uncredited)
Gary Owens	...	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Fuest

Writing credits
Robert Fuest		(written by) &
Robert Blees		(written by)
James Whiton		(characters) &
William Goldstein		(characters)

Produced by
Samuel Z. Arkoff	....	executive producer
Louis M. Heyward	....	producer
James H. Nicholson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
John Gale

Cinematography by
Alex Thomson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Tristam Cones

Casting by
Sally Nicholl

Makeup Department
Trevor Crole-Rees	....	makeup artist
Bernadette Ibbetson	....	hairdresser

Production Management
Richard F. Dalton	....	production manager (as Richard Dalton)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jake Wright	....	assistant director
Terry Hodgkinson	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Brian Eatwell	....	set designer
Rex Hobbs	....	properties
Harry Phipps	....	construction manager
Peter Withers	....	assistant art director
Michael Finlay	....	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Leslie Hammond	....	sound recordist (as Les Hammond)
Peter Lennard	....	dubbing editor
A.W. Lumkin	....	recording director
Fred Tomlin	....	sound assistant
Dennis Whitlock	....	sound recordist
William Butler	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Roy Bond	....	supervisory electrician
Colin Corby	....	camera operator
John Golding	....	camera assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ivy Baker	....	costume supervisor (as Ivy Baker Jones)
Brian Cox	....	costumes: Vulnavia

Music Department
The Bach Singers	....	music performers: choral music (uncredited)
John Gale	....	conductor (uncredited)

Other crew
Jane Buck	....	continuity
David Sheldon	....	production executive (uncredited)

Production Companies

• American International Pictures (AIP) (as American International)

Distributors

• American International Pictures (AIP) (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
• Anglo-EMI Film Distributors (1972) (UK) (theatrical)
• MGM-EMI (1972) (UK) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1975) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Valio-Filmi (1974) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Globo Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) (2003) (UK) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (199?) (USA) (VHS)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1997) (Finland) (TV)
• Orion Home Video
• Orion Pictures Corporation
• R.C.V. 2001 (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• R.C.V.2001 Video (1985) (Belgium) (VHS)
• Vestron Video

Other Companies

• C.T.S. Studios  music recording
• EMI-MGM Elstree Studios  made at
• Perseverance Records  soundtrack (2002)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 (cut) (1974) | UK:15 | USA:PG (Approved No. 23254) | West Germany:16 | Australia:PG | France:-12

Filming Locations:

Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

American International Pictures (AIP)

Trivia:

Shavers was originally meant to be impaled by a golden eagle.

Goofs:

Plot holes: When and how did Phibes bury the body beneath Diana's tent, in the middle of a busy camp?

Quotes:

Trout:But no one's ever gotten the better of Phibes, sir. To our uncertain knowledge he's already killed fifteen men. You can't hope to win!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Cinemassacre's Monster Madness: Dr. Phibes (#3.17)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Moonlight Sonata

more goofy, campy fun!

This movie is so similar to the original that I sometimes have trouble remembering which crazy diabolical way of murdering his enemies occurred in which movie. Dr. Phibes returns (even though we DISTINCTLY saw him kill himself in the last movie!) and this time he is a little less focused on revenge and devotes most of his energy to resurrecting his long dead wife. However, have no fear, this does NOT mean he won't be killing many people in the process of restoring her! Yep, once again he comes up with many wacky and twisted ways to kill. So, in essence, if you loved the first movie you'll be happy but if you hated it, it doesn't get any better! I liked both and admit they are a guilty pleasure---they are SO cheesy and silly but I really liked the movies a lot!

UPDATE: I just saw this movie again tonight just after seeing the first Phibes film. I sure had a different reaction this time. While Phibes' murders were once again quite interesting, the film had two major ways that made it very inferior to the original. In the first film, whether right or wrong, Phibes felt he had a legitimate reason to kill. Here in "Dr. Phibes Rises Again" he clearly kills completely innocent people and is much more of a jerk. Also, the plot is not nearly as coherent as the first film and seems like it could have used some re-writing. Still worth seeing but clearly not up to the standards of the first.