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The Greed of William Hart (1948)

The Greed of William Hart poster
Directed by
Oswald Mitchell
Genre
horror film, crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1820s Edinburgh, two men dig up fresh corpses and sell them to a doctor. One of them grows greedy and decides to create his own supply.

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What happens

The Greed of William Hart is a 1948 British horror film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Tod Slaughter, Henry Oscar and Aubrey Woods. The film depicts two Edinburgh bodysnatchers closely modelled on the real Burke and Hare. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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