The Body Snatcher (1945)
- Directed by
- Robert Wise
- Genre
- fantasy film, horror film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 202 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 19th century Edinburgh, a cab driver secretly digs up fresh bodies to sell to a respected doctor for anatomy lessons. When the supply of corpses runs low, the driver starts to murder people to keep the doctor supplied, putting both men in moral danger.
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What happens
The Body Snatcher is a 1945 American horror film directed by Robert Wise, based on the 1884 short story of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson. Philip MacDonald adapted the story for the screen, and producer Val Lewton, credited as "Carlos Keith", modified MacDonald's screenplay. The film stars Boris Karloff as John Gray, a cab driver who moonlights as a grave robber, and later murderer, to illegally supply Dr. MacFarlane (played by Henry Daniell) with cadavers for his classes, and makes mention of Burke, Hare, and Dr. Knox, in reference to the West Port murders of 1828. Alongside Karloff and Daniell, the film's cast includes Russell Wade, Edith Atwater, and Bela Lugosi. It was the last film in which both Karloff and Lugosi appeared together. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Hysteria (1965)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.