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The Asphyx

  • 1972
  • PG
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
3.6K
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Jane Lapotaire, Robert Powell, and Robert Stephens in The Asphyx (1972)
FantasyHorrorSci-Fi

English country squire Sir Hugo Cunningham searches for immortality by literally 'bottling up' the Spirit of the Dead, or Asphyx.English country squire Sir Hugo Cunningham searches for immortality by literally 'bottling up' the Spirit of the Dead, or Asphyx.English country squire Sir Hugo Cunningham searches for immortality by literally 'bottling up' the Spirit of the Dead, or Asphyx.

  • Director
    • Peter Newbrook
  • Writers
    • Christina Beers
    • Laurence Beers
    • Brian Comport
  • Stars
    • Robert Powell
    • Robert Stephens
    • Jane Lapotaire
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    3.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Newbrook
    • Writers
      • Christina Beers
      • Laurence Beers
      • Brian Comport
    • Stars
      • Robert Powell
      • Robert Stephens
      • Jane Lapotaire
    • 80User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Robert Powell
    Robert Powell
    • Giles Cunningham
    Robert Stephens
    Robert Stephens
    • Sir Hugo Cunningham
    Jane Lapotaire
    Jane Lapotaire
    • Christina Cunningham
    Alex Scott
    Alex Scott
    • Sir Edward Barrett
    Ralph Arliss
    Ralph Arliss
    • Clive Cunningham
    Fiona Walker
    Fiona Walker
    • Anna Wheatley
    Terry Scully
    • Pauper
    John Lawrence
    John Lawrence
    • Mason
    David Grey
    • Vicar
    Tony Caunter
    Tony Caunter
    • Warden
    Paul Bacon
    Paul Bacon
    • 1st Member
    Joe Wadham
    • Police Officer at Accident Scene
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Peter Newbrook
    • Writers
      • Christina Beers
      • Laurence Beers
      • Brian Comport
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The main credits state that the film's soundtrack was recorded using a 4-channel quadraphonic sound system. Sadly, there appears to be no evidence of it ever being exhibited in this manner.
    • Goofs
      Toward the end of the film Robert Powell picks up a glass beaker. It has the Pyrex stamp on it and its volume is stated as 600ml. Victorian England used imperial (non-metric) measures, and Pyrex was not invented until 1915.
    • Quotes
      • Sir Hugo Cunningham: I obey God's will, my friend, my old friend, my eternal and everlasting friend...
    • Alternate versions
      The film was originally shot in Todd-AO 35, a wide-screen process which is normally viewed at 2.35:1. The 1995 UK video featured a much shorter print and missed around 12 minutes of footage including dialogue scenes, an anti-hanging protest before the execution, and the removal of a scene showing the now-immortalized guinea pig being released from its cage. The 2004 Anchor Bay UK DVD features the same print and is presented in an anamorphic 1.85:1 ratio and also uses a pan & scan technique, thus cropping much of the print into a false version of wide-screen. The 2010 Odeon DVD features both the shorter and longer original prints in genuine widescreen.
    • Connections
      Featured in Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Horror of Death (1986)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 1973 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Streaming on "DNN Classic Movies" YouTube Channel
      • Streaming on "Retro Macabro" YouTube Channel
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Horror of Death
    • Filming locations
      • Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Glendale Films
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 23m(83 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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