"The candle of his lust burnt brightest in the shadow of the grave!"

1962

1h 28m

5.9(69 votes)

Horror

Overview

In late 19th century London, a woman weds a necrophiliac doctor whose first wife died under mysterious circumstances - and who might be returning from the grave to torment her successor.

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11 members

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Barbara Steele

Cynthia Hichcock

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Robert Flemyng

Prof. Bernard Hichcock

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Silvano Tranquilli

Dr. Kurt Lowe

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Maria Teresa Vianello

Margherita Hichcock

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Harriet Medin

Martha, the maid

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Spencer Williams

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Al Christianson

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Evaristo Signorini

Inspector Scott

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Giovanni Querrel

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Neil Robinson

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Howard Nelson Rubien

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