A doctor, scientist, organist, and biblical scholar, Anton Phibes, seeks revenge on the nine doctors he considers responsible for his wife's death.
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Title: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Vincent Price | ... | Dr. Anton Phibes | |
| Joseph Cotten | ... | Dr. Vesalius | |
| Hugh Griffith | ... | Rabbi | |
| Terry-Thomas | ... | Dr. Longstreet | |
| Virginia North | ... | Vulnavia | |
| Peter Jeffrey | ... | Inspector Trout | |
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Derek Godfrey | ... | Crow |
| Norman Jones | ... | Sgt. Tom Schenley | |
| John Cater | ... | Superintendent Waverley | |
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Aubrey Woods | ... | Goldsmith |
| John Laurie | ... | Darrow | |
| Maurice Kaufmann | ... | Dr. Whitcombe | |
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Barbara Keogh | ... | Mrs. Frawley |
| Sean Bury | ... | Lem Vesalius | |
| Susan Travers | ... | Nurse Allen | |
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Doctors are being murdered in a bizarre manner: bats, bees, killer frog masks, etc., which represent the nine Biblical plagues. The crimes are orchestrated by the organ-playing, demented Dr .Phibes - from his base; replete with a clockwork orchestra with the help of his mute assistant. The detective is stumped until he finds that all of the doctors being killed assisted a Dr. Vesalius on an unsuccessful operation involving the wife of Dr. Phibes, but he couldn't be the culprit, could he? He was killed in a car crash upon learning of his wife's death... Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
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18 May 1971 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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£300,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$3,000,000, 31 December 1971Company Credits
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Written by Elmer Albrecht, Sammy Gallop and Dick Jurgens
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Peter Cushing was originally cast as Vesalius, but he declined because his wife was in poor health at the time. See more »Goofs
During the operation scene, Vulnavia is seen cutting a hole in the painted backdrop through the face of a seated man. Inspector Trout and Tom are subsequently seen putting their heads through two slashes in the backdrop, one of which is located above this hole. But after Vulnavia's death, as Trout orders his police constables to search the house, the holes for their heads have disappeared. See more »Crazy Credits
Phibes is heard laughing after the song and the credits end. See more »Alternate Versions
The Vestron video release and the version shown on cable up until the mid-'90's also featured substituted music soundtracks. See more »Soundtracks
Elmer's TuneWritten by Elmer Albrecht, Sammy Gallop and Dick Jurgens
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Calling this 'Horror' does not make it justice. I wouldn't call it 'movie', either, but 'film'. It's pure art. The sets and art direction are incredible, the whole movie shows the 'aura' of 1920's Art Deco, giving it that 'classy' touch. The script is also very original, and there's even room in it for lots of laughs, without sacrificing style or rhythm. Vincent Price is PERFECT as Phibes, as the other reviewer just said. He IS Phibes, and succeeds where others would probably fail miserably, fitting in perfectly in the 'tone' of the movie. Great direction by Robert Fuest, also. He managed to mix the perfect amount of horror, drama, romance and comedy in a single movie.