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Fiona Lewis, Hugh Griffith, Peter Cushing, Peter Jeffrey, Robert Quarry
This sequel to 'The Abominable Dr. Phibes' finds Vincent Price trying to revive his dead wife. His quest for the necessary elixir takes him to Egypt, to an ancient chamber buried deep in a mountainsid...( read more
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Id: 10900723
Not quite as good as the original despite the addition of Robert (Count Yorga) Quarry and Peter Cushing. Still It's really because we're now familiar with everything that this film stumbles. Still, anytime you can perpetuate pop undying evil, well, that's a good thing really. A p...( read more)
Dr. Fibes goes to Egypt!
More amazing costumes, sets and cheese then you can shake a dagger at!
Sadly the story is really week, but this is not really the kind of film you watch for the story now is it?
If you enjoyed the first film, this is an enjoyable (but not quite a...( read more)
A great sequel! Dr. Phibes is back, stowed-away aboard an ocean liner, and he's got more gorey tricks up his sleeve for a group of scientists in Egypt, with imaginatively themed death sequences. A lot of fun. It's got great energy! You can tell Vincent Price is giving it his love.
Not as good as the first, but I'm sure a very effective drinking game could be made out of this movie.
The good doctor apparently didnt kill himself at the end of the first one, as he has awoken himself after a period of suspended animation. He is now intent on reviving his dead wife, and heads to Egypt in order to use some ancient techniques to do so. Really not as clever (Egypti...( read more)
Some shamefully corny exposition at the beginning, but not a bad story, some more good, creepy sight gags and yet more imaginative sets.
