The Flesh and the Fiends
| The Flesh and the Fiends | |
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 A poster bearing the film's American title: Mania | |
| Directed by | John Gilling |
| Produced by |
Robert S. Baker Monty Berman |
| Written by |
John Gilling (story and screenplay) Leon Griffiths (screenplay) |
| Starring |
Peter Cushing June Laverick Donald Pleasence George Rose |
| Music by | Stanley Black |
Production company | |
| Distributed by |
Regal Film Distributors (UK) Valiant (US) |
Release dates |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Flesh and the Fiends (US title Mania) is a 1960 British horror film starring Peter Cushing as medical doctor Robert Knox, who purchases human corpses for research from an obliging pair named Burke and Hare.[1]
Cast
- Peter Cushing as Dr. Robert Knox
- June Laverick as Martha Knox
- Donald Pleasence as William Hare
- George Rose as William Burke
- Renee Houston as Helen Burke
- Dermot Walsh as Dr. Geoffrey Mitchell
- Billie Whitelaw as Mary Patterson
- John Cairney as Chris Jackson
- Melvyn Hayes as Daft Jamie
- June Powell as Maggie O'Hara
- Andrew Faulds as Inspector McCulloch
- Philip Leaver as Dr. Elliott
- George Woodbridge as Dr. Ferguson
- Garard Green as Dr. Andrews
- Esma Cannon as Aggie
- Raf De La Torre as Grave Robber
Production
John Gilling had previously written a film on this topic called The Greed of William Hart (1948).
Reception
The film was a box office disappointment.[1]
References
External links
- The Flesh and the Fiends at the TCM Movie Database
- The Flesh and the Fiends at AllMovie
- The Flesh and the Fiends at the Internet Movie Database
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