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The Horrible Dr. Hichcock( 1962)

TV-MAHorror
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The candle of his lust burnt brightest in the shadow of the grave!

Overview

In late 19th century London, a woman weds a necrophiliac doctor whose first wife died under mysterious circumstances - and who might be returning from the grave to torment her successor.

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      Barbara Steele

      Cynthia Hichcock

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      Robert Flemyng

      Prof. Bernard Hichcock

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      Silvano Tranquilli

      Dr. Kurt Lowe

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      Maria Teresa Vianello

      Margherita Hichcock

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      Harriet Medin

      Martha, the maid

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      Spencer Williams

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      Al Christianson

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      Evaristo Signorini

      Inspector Scott

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      Giovanni Querrel

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      Neil Robinson

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      Howard Nelson Rubien

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Mar 17 2024
    There are definitely shades of Daphne du Maurier in this slightly hysterical telling of a supernatural tale. Robert Flemyng is an eminent surgeon who has a penchant for necrophilia - he drugs them first then has his fun; they awaken none the wiser some hours later. However, when he overdoses his first wife and she dies he is bereft and departs for twelve years. When he returns to his home with a new wife (not entirely dissimilar to her predecessor) he picks up where he left off - not just with his wife, but with the cadavers in his hospital mortuary too. When wife No. 2 (Barbara Steele) starts ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • necrophilia
    • sadomasochism
    • mad doctor
    • hospital
    • gothic horror
    • italian gothic
    • dead wife