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The Flesh and the Fiends( 1960)

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Coffins Looted! Cadavers Dissected!

Overview

Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Robert Knox requires cadavers for his research into the functioning of the human body; local ne'er-do-wells Burke and Hare find ways to provide him with fresh specimens...

    Top Billed Cast

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      Peter Cushing

      Dr. Robert Knox

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      Donald Pleasence

      William Hare

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      George Rose

      William Burke

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      June Laverick

      Martha Knox

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      Renée Houston

      Helen Burke

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      Dermot Walsh

      Dr. Geoffrey Mitchell

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      Billie Whitelaw

      Mary Patterson

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      John Cairney

      Chris Jackson

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      Melvyn Hayes

      Daft Jamie

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      June Powell

      Maggie O'Hara

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      Andrew Faulds

      Inspector McCulloch

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      Philip Leaver

      Dr. Elliot

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      George Woodbridge

      Dr. Ferguson

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      Garard Green

      Dr. Andrews

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      Esma Cannon

      Aggie

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      George Bishop

      Blind Man

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      Beckett Bould

      Old Angus

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      George Street

      Publican

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      Michael Balfour

      Drunken Sailor

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      Steven Scott

      Grave Robber

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      Raf De La Torre

      Grave Robber

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      Marita Constantinou

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Thu Feb 27 2025
    **_Peter Cushing’s missing Frankenstein flick, sort of_** In 1828 Edinburgh, an ambitious doctor of anatomy (Peter Cushing) needs corpses for his work, which are dubiously supplied by two base men (Donald Pleasence and George Rose). This can’t end well. Shot in B&W (unfortunately), "The Flesh and the Fiends" (1960) is based on the infamous Burke and Hare murders and has been released under various other titles, like “Psycho Killers” and “Mania.” It was the first horror flick to feature Cushing not produced by Hammer Films, but it was shot at one of the studios that Hammer used in the grea...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • experiment
    • surgeon
    • body snatchers