The Flesh and the Fiends

★6.9 1960 1h 34m Crime, Drama, Thriller

In 1828 Scotland, Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Knox does medical research on cadavers he buys from murderers Burke and Hare, without questioning the unethical procurement methods.

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Peter Cushing Peter Cushing Dr. Robert Knox
Donald Pleasence Donald Pleasence William Hare
George Rose George Rose William Burke
June Laverick June Laverick Martha Knox
Renée Houston Renée Houston Helen Burke
Dermot Walsh Dermot Walsh Dr. Geoffrey Mitchell
Billie Whitelaw Billie Whitelaw Mary Patterson
John Cairney John Cairney Chris Jackson
Melvyn Hayes Melvyn Hayes Daft Jamie
JP June Powell Maggie O'Hara
Andrew Faulds Andrew Faulds Inspector McCulloch
Philip Leaver Philip Leaver Dr. Elliot