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Burke & Hare

Burke & Hare

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Burke & Hare

"The pimps and the prostitutes and the body-snatchers. The brothels and dens of iniquity."

1972

1h 31m

5.2(23 votes)

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Two men go into business supplying medical colleges with cadavers by robbing graves.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Harry Andrews

Harry Andrews

Dr. Knox

Glynn Edwards

Glynn Edwards

Hare

Yootha Joyce

Yootha Joyce

Mrs. Hare

Françoise Pascal

Françoise Pascal

Marie

Yutte Stensgaard

Yutte Stensgaard

Janet

Robin Hawdon

Robin Hawdon

Lord Angus McPhe

Alan Tucker

Alan Tucker

Arbuthnot

Dee Shenderey

Dee Shenderey

Mrs. Burke

Joan Carol

Madame Thompson

Paul Greaves

Ferguson

Creative team

Directed by: Vernon Sewell
Written by: Ernle Bradford
Produced by: Guido Coen

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