The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)
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Mania is the venerable Burke and Hare story, previously cinematized by producer Val Lewton as The Body Snatcher. Peter Cushing plays a respectable 19th-century Edinburgh doctor who needs fresh cadavers in order to continue his crucial research. Since the exhuming of bodies for medical purposes is illegal, Lee must rely upon grave-robbers George Rose and Donald Pleasance for his corpse supply. What Lee doesn't know is that Rose and Pleasance frequently cut out the middleman by "creating" their own corpses. The good doctor catches on when the latest cadaver turns out to be his own fiancee. Its excessively violent climax has prevented Mania from being shown completely intact on commercial television. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Peter Cushing, June Laverick, (more)
- Director(s):
- John Gilling
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Flesh and the Fiends
Mania is the venerable Burke and Hare story, previously cinematized by producer Val Lewton as The Body Snatcher. Peter Cushing plays a respectable 19th-century Edinburgh doctor who needs fresh cadavers in order to continue his crucial research. Since the exhuming of bodies for medical purposes is illegal, Lee must rely upon grave-robbers George Rose and Donald Pleasance for his corpse supply. What Lee doesn't know is that Rose and Pleasance frequently cut out the middleman by "creating" their own corpses. The good doctor catches on when the latest cadaver turns out to be his own fiancee. Its excessively violent climax has prevented Mania from being shown completely intact on commercial television. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 94 mins
Complete Cast of The Flesh and the Fiends
- Peter Cushing - Dr. Robert Knox
- Donald Pleasence - William Hare
- Renee Houston - Helen Burke
- Billie Whitelaw - Mary Patterson
- Melvyn Hayes - Daft Jamie
- Beckett Bould - Old Angus
- George Woodbridge - Dr. Ferguson
- John Rae - Rev. Lincoln
- Raf dela Torre - Baxter
- George Street - Barman
- Jack McNaughton - Stallholder
- June Laverick - Martha
- Dermot Walsh - Dr. Geoffrey Mitchell
- George Rose - William Burke
- John Cairney - Chris Jackson
- Geoffrey Tyrrell - Old Davey
- George Bishop - Blind Man
- Philip Leaver - Dr. Elliott
- Esma Cannon - Aggie
- Michael Balfour - Drunken Sailor
- Michael Mulcaster - Undertaker
- Andrew Faulds - Inspector McCulloch
- Director(s):
- John Gilling
- Writer(s):
- John Gilling, Leon Griffiths
- Producer(s):
- Robert S. Baker, Monty Berman
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