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The Creeping Flesh (1973)

The Creeping Flesh poster
Directed by
Freddie Francis
Genre
horror film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 115 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Victorian scientist brings back a strange skeleton from New Guinea that seems to regrow its flesh when it gets wet. His jealous colleague and his wild daughter get tangled up in the dangerous events that follow.

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What happens

The Creeping Flesh is a 1973 British horror film directed by Freddie Francis, written by Peter Spenceley and Jonathan Rumbold, and starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and Lorna Heilbron. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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