Name: The Body Snatcher
Director: Robert Wise
Released: 1945
Duration: 1 h 18 min

The Body Snatcher

“GRAVES RAIDED! COFFINS ROBBED! CORPSES CARVED! MIDNIGHT MURDER! BODY BLACKMAIL! STALKING GHOULS! Mad Thrills of Terror And Macabre Mystery... –and don't blame us if you stay awake all night!”

1945 · 1 h 18 min

Directed by

Robert Wise

Horror Thriller

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Cast

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Plot

In 1831 Edinburgh, a cab driver supplies corpses for medical study and has a hold over a doctor.

Sinekatalog’s take

Robert Wise's Val Lewton horror is atmospheric, with Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, a classic of the genre.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (11,373 votes)
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