The Flesh and the Fiends

1960
1h 34m

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6.9/10

2.8K

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Peter Cushing in The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)

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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.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.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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Trivia
This film is an adaptation of the story of real-life killers William Burke and William Hare who, around 1827 in Edinburgh, Scotland, did provide more than a dozen "fresh" corpses to the anatomist Dr. Knox.

Goofs
In his opening monologue, Dr. Knox Peter Cushing states the human body has 260 bones. It has 206.

Quotes
Dr. Geoffrey Mitchell: We are students of Hippocrates, but some of us are hypocrites.

Crazy credits
The Dyaliscope logo in the main titles misspells the widescreen process as "Dylascope".

Alternate versions
The "Continental version" of Flesh and the Fiends features "sexy scenes" not in the "UK version." (Both versions are included on Image Entertainment's DVD, along with an alternate title sequence for the alternate title of this film as Mania.)