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The Man Who Could Cheat Death

  • 1959
  • Approved
  • 1h 23m
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6.3/10
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Christopher Lee, Hazel Court, and Anton Diffring in The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)
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A centenarian artist and scientist, in 1890 Paris, maintains his youth and health by periodically replacing a gland with that of a living person.A centenarian artist and scientist, in 1890 Paris, maintains his youth and health by periodically replacing a gland with that of a living person.A centenarian artist and scientist, in 1890 Paris, maintains his youth and health by periodically replacing a gland with that of a living person.

  • Director
    • Terence Fisher
  • Writers
    • Jimmy Sangster
    • Barré Lyndon
  • Stars
    • Anton Diffring
    • Hazel Court
    • Christopher Lee
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Terence Fisher
    • Writers
      • Jimmy Sangster
      • Barré Lyndon
    • Stars
      • Anton Diffring
      • Hazel Court
      • Christopher Lee
    • 57User reviews
    • 53Critic reviews
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    Top Cast22

    Anton Diffring
    Anton Diffring
    • Dr. Georges Bonnet
    Hazel Court
    Hazel Court
    • Janine Du Bois
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Dr. Pierre Gerrard
    Arnold Marlé
    • Dr. Ludwig Weiss
    • (as Arnold Marle)
    Delphi Lawrence
    Delphi Lawrence
    • Margo Philippe
    Francis De Wolff
    Francis De Wolff
    • Inspector Legris
    Ronald Adam
    Ronald Adam
    • Second Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    Marie Burke
    Marie Burke
    • Woman At Private View
    • (uncredited)
    Renee Cunliffe
    • Tavern Customer
    • (uncredited)
    John Harrison
    • Servant
    • (uncredited)
    Ian Hewitson
    • Roget
    • (uncredited)
    Gerda Larsen
    • Street Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Lloyd Pack
    • Man At Private View
    • (uncredited)
    Louis Matto
    • Tavern Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Frederick Rawlings
    • Footman
    • (uncredited)
    Michael Ripper
    • Morgue Attendant
    • (uncredited)
    Denis Shaw
    Denis Shaw
    • Tavern Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Barry Shawzin
    • Third Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Terence Fisher
    • Writers
      • Jimmy Sangster
      • Barré Lyndon
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    • Trivia
      Hazel Court played the Anton Diffring sculpting scene topless. Only her bare back is shown in the British and U.S. versions, but her breasts are visible in the scene shot for European versions. It was one of the first nude scenes of its kind to be shot in England. They cleared the set and had just a skeleton crew. She said she agreed to do it because the scene warranted the nudity and it was shot beautifully. If had been gratuitous, she'd have refused.
    • Goofs
      When the doctor performs an operation on Diffring's thyroid, he makes the incision somewhere below the waist. The thyroid is actually in the neck.
    • Quotes
      • Janine Du Bois: [about the disappearance of Margo] But that's terrible. What could have happened?
      • Inspector Legris: Quite a number of things could have happened, Man'selle, and it's up to me to find out the one that did.
    • Alternate versions
      The "European" print of the film includes scenes of a topless Hazel Court.
    • Connections
      Featured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1966)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 1960 (Austria)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Covjek koji je prevario smrt
    • Filming locations
      • Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Hammer Films
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • £84,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 23m(83 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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