The Abominable Dr. Phibes
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The Abominable Dr. Phibes

Love means never having to say you're ugly.

7.0 / 10 1971 1h 35mPG English
HorrorComedy

Storyline

After a team of surgeons botches his beloved wife's operation, the distraught Dr. Phibes unleashes a score of Old-Testament atrocities on his enemies.

Cast & Crew

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Dr. Anton Phibes

Lead
Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Dr. Vesalius

Hugh Griffith

Hugh Griffith

Rabbi

Terry-Thomas

Terry-Thomas

Dr. Longstreet

Virginia North

Virginia North

Vulnavia

Peter Jeffrey

Peter Jeffrey

Inspector Trout

Derek Godfrey

Derek Godfrey

Crow

Norman Jones

Norman Jones

Sgt. Schenley

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Fuest's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Abominable Dr. Phibes is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker