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The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)

"Coffins Looted! Cadavers Dissected!"

6.6/10 1h 34m Feb 02, 1960
Horror

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...

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Movie Details

Original Title The Flesh and the Fiends
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.9

Cast

Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing
Dr. Robert Knox
Popularity: 0.9
Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence
William Hare
Popularity: 15.6
George Rose
George Rose
William Burke
Popularity: 0.7
June Laverick
June Laverick
Martha Knox
Popularity: 0.2
Renée Houston
Renée Houston
Helen Burke
Popularity: 8.2
Dermot Walsh
Dermot Walsh
Dr. Geoffrey Mitchell
Popularity: 2.8
Billie Whitelaw
Billie Whitelaw
Mary Patterson
Popularity: 1.6
John Cairney
John Cairney
Chris Jackson
Popularity: 5.4
Melvyn Hayes
Melvyn Hayes
Daft Jamie
Popularity: 1.0
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June Powell
Maggie O'Hara
Popularity: 0.0
Andrew Faulds
Andrew Faulds
Inspector McCulloch
Popularity: 6.3
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Philip Leaver
Dr. Elliot
Popularity: 0.6

Key Crew

Director John Gilling
Screenplay John Gilling, Leon Griffiths
Producer Robert S. Baker, Monty Berman
Editor Jack Slade

Production

Triad Productions

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Joe Dante on THE FIENDISH GHOULS
Joe Dante on THE FIENDISH GHOULS
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Keywords

experiment surgeon body snatchers

Reviews from TMDB

Wuchak 6/10
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 Fl ... Read more

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Details
Release Date February 2, 1960
Runtime 1h 34m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.9
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