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The Creeping Flesh (1973)

"A terrifying journey through the nightmare worlds of evil, insanity, and terrible revenge."

5.9/10 1h 32m Feb 12, 1973
Horror Science Fiction

A scientist comes to believe that evil is a disease of the blood and that the flesh of a skeleton he has brought back from New Guinea contains it in a pure form. Convinced that his wife, a Folies Bergere dancer who went insane, manifested this evil, he is terrified that it will be passed on to their daughter. He tries to use the skeleton's blood to immunise her against this eventuality, but his attempt has anything but the desired result.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Creeping Flesh
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing
Emmanuel Hildern
Popularity: 1.0
Lorna Heilbron
Lorna Heilbron
Penelope Hildern
Popularity: 2.5
Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee
James Hildern
Popularity: 2.3
George Benson
George Benson
Waterlow
Popularity: 0.4
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Catherine Finn
Emily
Popularity: 1.5
Hedger Wallace
Hedger Wallace
Doctor Perry
Popularity: 0.2
Duncan Lamont
Duncan Lamont
Inspector
Popularity: 1.4
Kenneth J. Warren
Kenneth J. Warren
Charles Lenny
Popularity: 0.1
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Larry Taylor
Chief Asylum Warder
Popularity: 0.2
Harry Locke
Harry Locke
Barman
Popularity: 0.2
Robert Swann
Robert Swann
Young Aristocrat
Popularity: 1.0
Jenny Runacre
Jenny Runacre
Marguerite Hildern
Popularity: 0.3

Key Crew

Director Freddie Francis
Screenplay Jonathan Rumbold, Peter Spenceley
Executive Producer Norman Priggen, Tony Tenser
Editor Oswald Hafenrichter
Producer Michael P. Redbourn

Production

World Film Services
Tigon British Film Productions
GB

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Keywords

skeleton monster reincarnation insane asylum murder creature corpse scientist monkey attempted rape mental illness

Reviews from TMDB

talisencrw 8/10
May 9, 2016

I love both the horror films of Britain's Hammer Studios and the pairings of Sir Peter Cushing and Sir Christopher Lee so very much. Though this is one of their latter and lesser-known, it doesn't disappoint. Very much worth purchasing and rewatches for the horror connoisseurs amongst you...

CinemaSerf 6/10
May 27, 2023

Right until the end, I was convinced that this was just a bit of nonsense. At the end, though, a great deal of it falls into place and through it still isn't really very good, this film made a lot more sense. In a nutshell, "Hildern" (Peter Cushing) returns from Papua New Guinea with some artefacts ... Read more

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Based on 105 votes

Details
Release Date February 12, 1973
Runtime 1h 32m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
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