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The Flesh and the Fiends

6.619601h 34mNRMovieHorror

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...

DirectorJohn Gilling
WritersJohn Gilling·Leon Griffiths
ProducersRobert S. Baker·Monty Berman

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Cast · Directed by John Gilling

PCPeter Cushing
Peter Cushing
Dr. Robert Knox
DPDonald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence
William Hare
GRGeorge Rose
George Rose
William Burke
JLJune Laverick
June Laverick
Martha Knox
RHRenée Houston
Renée Houston
Helen Burke
DWDermot Walsh
Dermot Walsh
Dr. Geoffrey Mitchell
BWBillie Whitelaw
Billie Whitelaw
Mary Patterson
JCJohn Cairney
John Cairney
Chris Jackson
MHMelvyn Hayes
Melvyn Hayes
Daft Jamie
JP
June Powell
Maggie O'Hara
AFAndrew Faulds
Andrew Faulds
Inspector McCulloch
PLPhilip Leaver
Philip Leaver
Dr. Elliot

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