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66% Critic Match
The Flesh and the Fiends
“Coffins Looted! Cadavers Dissected!”
6.6 / 10• 1960• 1h 34m•NR• English
Horror
Storyline
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...
Cast & Crew
Peter Cushing
Dr. Robert Knox
Lead
Donald Pleasence
William Hare
George Rose
William Burke
June Laverick
Martha Knox
Renée Houston
Helen Burke
Dermot Walsh
Dr. Geoffrey Mitchell
Billie Whitelaw
Mary Patterson
John Cairney
Chris Jackson
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Gilling's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Flesh and the Fiends is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
