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The Flesh and Blood Show

  • 1972
  • R
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
1.1K
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The Flesh and Blood Show (1972)
Actors rehearsing a show at a mysterious seaside theater are being killed off by an unknown maniac.
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Actors rehearsing a show at a mysterious seaside theater are being killed off by an unknown maniac.Actors rehearsing a show at a mysterious seaside theater are being killed off by an unknown maniac.Actors rehearsing a show at a mysterious seaside theater are being killed off by an unknown maniac.

  • Director
    • Pete Walker
  • Writer
    • Alfred Shaughnessy
  • Stars
    • Ray Brooks
    • Jenny Hanley
    • Luan Peters
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    1.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Pete Walker
    • Writer
      • Alfred Shaughnessy
    • Stars
      • Ray Brooks
      • Jenny Hanley
      • Luan Peters
    • 34User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Jenny Hanley in The Flesh and Blood Show (1972)
    Candace Glendenning in The Flesh and Blood Show (1972)
    Candace Glendenning in The Flesh and Blood Show (1972)
    Luan Peters in The Flesh and Blood Show (1972)
    Jenny Hanley in The Flesh and Blood Show (1972)
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    Jenny Hanley, Luan Peters, and Tristan Rogers in The Flesh and Blood Show (1972)

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    Ray Brooks
    Ray Brooks
    • Mike
    Jenny Hanley
    Jenny Hanley
    • Julia Dawson
    Luan Peters
    Luan Peters
    • Carol Edwards
    Robin Askwith
    Robin Askwith
    • Simon
    Candace Glendenning
    Candace Glendenning
    • Sarah
    Tristan Rogers
    Tristan Rogers
    • Tony Weller
    Judy Matheson
    Judy Matheson
    • Jane
    David Howey
    David Howey
    • John
    Elizabeth Bradley
    • Mrs. Saunders
    Rodney Diak
    • Warner
    Penny Meredith
    • Angela
    Sally Lahee
    Sally Lahee
    • Iris Vokins
    Raymond Young
    Raymond Young
    • Insp. Walsh
    Carol Allen
    • Librarian
    Alan Curtis
    Alan Curtis
    • Jack Phipps
    Brian Tully
    • Willesden
    Jane Cardew
    Jane Cardew
    • Lady Pamela
    Tom Mennard
    • Fred
    • Director
      • Pete Walker
    • Writer
      • Alfred Shaughnessy
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film's plot of young actors and actresses being murdered became a theme in the director's later work. His later horror films focused on youth and their culture being attacked by people who are older.
    • Goofs
      As Luan Peters investigates the prop room below the stage she makes a big deal of brushing away cobwebs, but there aren't any.
    • Alternate versions
      Has had two different releases in the UK, the early eighties 'Vampix video' release presented the flashback scene in 3-d, while the more recent 'Satanica video' release has the flashback sequence in black and white.
    • Connections
      Featured in 42nd Street Forever, Volume 1 (2005)

    User reviews34

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    5/10
    Boobs, Butts and Blood - All Suffering Pier Pressure!
    Pete Walker brings us a proto-slasher that's now as cornball as can be. Is it worthy of respect in the pantheon of horror? Yes, maybe.

    This is a coastal town that they forgot to close down.

    A group of actors and actresses have mysteriously been lured to an end of pier theatre to star in a play. Pretty soon they start being bumped off one by one.

    So it be! There's plenty of nudity, actors siting around musing on the "biz" and its perils, while the matter of fact attitude to the disappearances is almost as ludicrous as someone opening the door in the middle of the night stark naked...

    It's good fun in truth, especially for British film fans like me to see the likes of Robin Askwith and Jenny Hanley in this. The run down theatre setting is a good one, while the play they are rehearsing makes no sense and is quite surreal! 5/10
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    • Oct 10, 2014

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 1974 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Im Rampenlicht des Bösen
    • Filming locations
      • Cromer, Norfolk, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Peter Walker (Heritage) Ltd.
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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