The Abominable Dr. Phibes

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

Love means never having to say you're ugly.

Part of Dr. Phibes Collection

1971•1h 35m•6.9/10

HorrorComedy

Ratings

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6.9/10(326)

After a team of surgeons botches his beloved wife's operation, the distraught Dr. Phibes unleashes a score of Old-Testament atrocities on his enemies.

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Production

Amicus Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Dr. Anton Phibes

Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Dr. Vesalius

Hugh Griffith

Hugh Griffith

Rabbi

Terry-Thomas

Terry-Thomas

Dr. Longstreet

Virginia North

Virginia North

Vulnavia

Peter Jeffrey

Peter Jeffrey

Inspector Trout

Derek Godfrey

Derek Godfrey

Crow

Norman Jones

Norman Jones

Sgt. Schenley

John Cater

John Cater

Superintendent Waverley

Aubrey Woods

Aubrey Woods

Goldsmith

John Laurie

John Laurie

Darrow

Maurice Kaufmann

Maurice Kaufmann

Dr. Whitcombe

Barbara Keogh

Barbara Keogh

Mrs. Frawley

Sean Bury

Lem Vesalius

Susan Travers

Susan Travers

Nurse Allen

David Hutcheson

David Hutcheson

Dr. Hedgepath

Edward Burnham

Edward Burnham

Dr. Dunwoody

Alex Scott

Alex Scott

Dr. Hargreaves

Peter Gilmore

Peter Gilmore

Dr. Kitaj

Alan Zipson

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