Burke and Hare (2010)

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91 min - Comedy | Thriller - 9 September 2011 (USA)

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A black comedy about two 19th century grave robbers who find a lucrative business providing cadavers for an Edinburgh medical school.

Director:

John Landis

Writers:

Piers Ashworth (screenplay), Nick Moorcroft (screenplay)

Stars:

Bill Bailey, Tom Wilkinson and Michael Smiley

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Bill Bailey	...	Hangman
	Tom Wilkinson	...	Doctor Robert Knox
	Michael Smiley	...	Patterson
	Tim Curry	...	Doctor Monro
	Paul Davis	...	Patient
	Christian Brassington	...	Charles
	Gabrielle Downey	...	Mad Maggie
	Stuart McQuarrie	...	Magistrate
	Simon Pegg	...	William Burke
	Andy Serkis	...	William Hare
	Mike Goodenough	...	Aggrieved Customer
	Jessica Hynes	...	Lucky
	Robert Fyfe	...	Old Donald
	Robert Willox	...	Gravediggers' Bouncer
	David Schofield	...	Fergus

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Based on the true story about the famous murderers, 'Burke And Hare' follows the hapless exploits of these two men as they fall into the highly profitable business of providing cadavers for the medical fraternity in Nineteenth Century Edinburgh, then the centre of medical learning. The one thing they were short of was bodies. Written by Anonymous

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No Job Too Small. No Body Too Big. No Questions Asked.

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Comedy | Thriller

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English

Release Date:

9 September 2011 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Руки-ноги за любовь See more »

Filming Locations:

Dashwood Mausoleum, West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£942,894 (UK) (31 October 2010) (390 Screens)

Gross:

$4,349,187 (Worldwide) (15 September 2011)

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Production Co:

Aegis Film Fund, Ealing Studios, Fragile Films See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Trivia

According to the 'Edinburgh Evening News' of 24 November 2008, Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor were being touted to play William Hare and William Burke in this film. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: Two hangings are shown in the film, in the style of a "long drop" designed to break the neck and cause instant death. This style was first introduced in the 1870's by William Marwood as a more humane approach. Before then, and certainly in 1828-1829 when the film was set, the victim was simply suspended by a rope around the neck, and choked to death by suffocation. See more »

Quotes

William Hare: I thought life round here was supposed to be cheap.
Fergus: It is. But the price rockets once you're dead.
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Remake of Burke & Hare (1972) See more »

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