The Flesh and the Fiends
“Coffins Looted! Cadavers Dissected!”
6.5(56)19601h 34m
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Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Robert Knox requires cadavers for his research into the functioning of the human body; local ne'er-do-wells Burke and Hare find ways to provide him with fresh specimens...
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John Gilling
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Wuchak
1y ago
6.0
**_Peter Cushing’s missing Frankenstein flick, sort of_** In 1828 Edinburgh, an ambitious doctor of anatomy (Peter Cushing) needs corpses for his work, which are dubiously supplied by two base men (Donald Pleasence and George Rose). This can’t end well. Shot in B&W (unfortunately), "The Flesh and the Fiends" (1960) is based on the infamous Burke and Hare murders and has been released under v...
