Burke & Hare (1971 film)

Burke & Hare

Directed by	Vernon Sewell
Produced by	Guido Coen
Written by	Ernle Bradford
Starring	Derren Nesbitt Harry Andrews Glynn Edwards Yootha Joyce Françoise Pascal
Music by	Roger Webb
Cinematography	Desmond Dickinson
Edited by	John Colville
Distributed by	United Artists Corporation (theatrical, UK) New World Pictures (theatrical, USA)
Release dates	1971
Running time	91 mins
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Burke & Hare, sometimes called Burke and Hare or The Horrors of Burke and Hare, is a 1971 horror film, directed by Vernon Sewell, and starring Derren Nesbitt, Harry Andrews, and Glynn Edwards.^[1] It is based on the Burke and Hare murders, and was the last film to be directed by Vernon Sewell.

Cast

Derren Nesbitt - Burke
Harry Andrews - Dr. Knox
Glynn Edwards - Hare
Yootha Joyce - Mrs. Hare
Françoise Pascal - Marie
Yutte Stensgaard - Janet
Robin Hawdon - Lord Angus McPhee
Alan Tucker - Arbuthnot
Dee Shenderey - Mrs. Burke
Joan Carol - Madame Thompson
Paul Greaves - Ferguson
David Pugh - Daft Jamie
James Hayter - Dr. Selby
Thomas Heathcote - Paterson
Duncan Lamont - Dr. Saint

Theme Song

The eponymous theme song, which opens and closes the film, was written by Roger Webb with lyrics by Norman Newell, and performed by English comedy/musical trio The Scaffold.

References

↑ Burke & Hare at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Vernon Sewell

Morgenrot (1933)
The Silver Fleet (1943)
The World Owes Me a Living (1945)
Latin Quarter (1945)
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947)
Uneasy Terms (1948)
The Jack of Diamonds (1949)
The Dark Light (1951)
The Black Widow (1951)
The Floating Dutchman (1952)
Ghost Ship (1952)
Counterspy (1953)
Dangerous Voyage (1954)
Radio Cab Murder (1954)
Where There's a Will (1955)
Johnny, You're Wanted (1956)
Soho Incident (1956)
Home and Away (1956)
Rogue's Yarn (1957)
Battle of the V-1 (1958)
Wrong Number (1959)
Urge to Kill (1960)
House of Mystery (1961)
The Wind of Change (1961)
The Man in the Back Seat (1961)
Strongroom (1962)
A Matter of Choice (1963)
Strictly for the Birds (1963)
Some May Live (1967)
The Blood Beast Terror (1968)
Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)
Burke & Hare (1972)

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