Burke and Hare (1971)
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Roger Corman's New World Pictures took a stab at the tale of the nefarious real-life graverobbers -- and filled it with the studio's usual quota of nudity, softcore sex and tacky humor. The result is pretty much as one would expect -- nothing to rival the excellent Flesh and the Fiends, or… More Roger Corman's New World Pictures took a stab at the tale of the nefarious real-life graverobbers -- and filled it with the studio's usual quota of nudity, softcore sex and tacky humor. The result is pretty much as one would expect -- nothing to rival the excellent Flesh and the Fiends, or even Tod Slaughter's campy The Greed of William Hart. Harry Andrews plays the unscrupulous Dr. Knox, who enlists the aid of grave-plundering dirtbags Derren Nesbitt and Glynn Edwards in obtaining fresh cadavers for the medical academy. When the demand increases and local cemeteries begin to run dry, the industrious pair turn to the living to keep the doctor supplied. This time out, Burke and Hare are particularly randy fellows, who spend more time carousing in Edinburgh whorehouses than stalking their prey. Despite the macabre subject matter, the producers opted for sexploitation over gruesome horror, but the end result is decidedly dull. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Directed By
- Vernon Sewell
- Genres
- Classics, Horror
Unrated,
- On DVD
- Sep 29, 2009
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Cast
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Harry Andrews
as Dr. Knox
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Stewart Bevan
as Bruce
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John Carney
as Guard MacKenzie
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Noel Coleman
as Fire Chief
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Brian Croucher
as Client in Brothel
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Glynn Edwards
as Hare
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Maudie Edwards
as Woman Passer-by
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Caron Gardner
as Maggie
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Robin Hawdon
as Lord Angus McPhee
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James Hayter
as Dr. Selby
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Thomas Heathcote
as Paterson
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Yootha Joyce
as Mrs. Hare
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Duncan Lamont
as Dr. Saint
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Paul Luty
as Cruncher
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Reg Lye
as Old Joe
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Stanley McGeagh
as Sergeant MacTavish
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Derren Nesbitt
as Burke
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Ken Parry
as Fat Man in Brothel
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Françoise Pascal
as Marie
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Frederick Piper
as Lodger
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David Pugh
as Daft Jamie
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Bill Shine
as Landlord
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Yutte Stensgaard
as Janet
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Jerold Wells
as Landlord
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Katya Wyeth
as Natalie
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Victor Brooks
as Butler
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John Moore
as Boy
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Roger Avon
as Second Guard
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Charles Houston
as Barman
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Madoline Thomas
as Mary Doherty
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Bob Todd
as Guard Campbell
- Alan Tucker
- Dee Shenderey
