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...| Status: | Released (1960-02-02) |
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| Screen: | John Gilling, Leon Griffiths |
| Productions: | Triad Productions |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 5: Peter Cushing - Dr. Robert Knox
- 9221: Donald Pleasence - William Hare
- 87027: George Rose - William Burke
- 145546: June Laverick - Martha Knox
- 39393: Renée Houston - Helen Burke
- 96487: Dermot Walsh - Dr. Geoffrey Mitchell
- 8226: Billie Whitelaw - Mary Patterson
Crews
- 101520: John Gilling - Director - Directing
- 101520: John Gilling - Screenplay - Writing
- 61821: Robert S. Baker - Producer - Production
- 1102510: John Elphick - Art Direction - Art
- 133868: Monty Berman - Producer - Production
- 101520: John Gilling - Original Story - Writing
- 153183: Leon Griffiths - Screenplay - Writing
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**_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 (unfortunate ....
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