The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)

Directed by

Robert Fuest

Genre

fantasy film, horror film, comedy horror, zombie film

Country

Australia, United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 336 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A doctor blames a surgical team for his wife's death and kills them one by one using the Ten Plagues of Egypt. It mixes horror with humor and features elaborate Art Deco sets.

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What happens

The Abominable Dr. Phibes is a 1971 British comedy horror film directed by Robert Fuest, and written by James N. Whiton and William Goldstein. It stars Vincent Price in the title role, Dr. Anton Phibes, who blames his wife's death on the medical team that attended to her surgery four years earlier, and sets out to exact vengeance on each one. He is inspired in his murder spree by the Ten Plagues of Egypt from the Old Testament. The film co-stars Joseph Cotten, Hugh Griffith, Terry-Thomas, Virginia North, with an uncredited Caroline Munro appearing as Phibes's wife. The film was produced by the UK branch of American International Pictures, and was released by MGM-EMI Distributors in April 1971. While it initially received mostly positive reviews from critics, it has since gone on to garner a significant cult following, with critics singling out Price's performance, the film's dark humour, and its Art Deco production design. A 2015 Time Out London poll ranked the film in the Top 100 Horror Films of All Time. The film was followed by a direct sequel, Dr. Phibes Rises Again, released the following year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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