The Flesh and The Fiends (1960)
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Mania is the venerable Burke and Hare story, previously cinematized by producer Val Lewton as The Body Snatcher. Peter Cushing plays a respectable 19th-century Edinburgh doctor who needs fresh cadavers in order to continue his crucial research. Since the exhuming of bodies for medical purposes is… More Mania is the venerable Burke and Hare story, previously cinematized by producer Val Lewton as The Body Snatcher. Peter Cushing plays a respectable 19th-century Edinburgh doctor who needs fresh cadavers in order to continue his crucial research. Since the exhuming of bodies for medical purposes is illegal, Lee must rely upon grave-robbers George Rose and Donald Pleasance for his corpse supply. What Lee doesn't know is that Rose and Pleasance frequently cut out the middleman by "creating" their own corpses. The good doctor catches on when the latest cadaver turns out to be his own fiancee. Its excessively violent climax has prevented Mania from being shown completely intact on commercial television. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Gilling
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 24, 1961 Wide
- Studio
- Independent International Pictures Corp.
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Cast
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Peter Cushing
as Dr. Robert Knox
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June Laverick
as Martha
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Donald Pleasence
as William Hare
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Dermot Walsh
as Dr. Geoffrey Mitchell
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Renee Houston
as Helen Burke
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George Rose
as William Burke
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Billie Whitelaw
as Mary Patterson
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John Cairney
as Chris Jackson
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Melvyn Hayes
as Daft Jamie
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Geoffrey Tyrrell
as Old Davey
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Beckett Bould
as Old Angus
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George Bishop
as Blind Man
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George Woodbridge
as Dr. Ferguson
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Philip Leaver
as Dr. Elliott
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John Rae
as Rev. Lincoln
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Esma Cannon
as Aggie
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Raf dela Torre
as Baxter
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Michael Balfour
as Drunken Sailor
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George Street
as Barman
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Michael Mulcaster
as Undertaker
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Jack McNaughton
as Stallholder
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Andrew Faulds
as Inspector McCulloch
