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The Abominable Dr. Phibes

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

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The Abominable Dr. Phibes

"Love means never having to say you're ugly."

1971

1h 35m

7.0(339 votes)

Horror

Comedy

Overview

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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10 featured cast members

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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

Creative team

Directed by: Robert Fuest
Written by: William Goldstein
James Whiton
Produced by: Ronald Dunas
Louis M. Heyward

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