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The Body Snatcher
- Original title
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The Body Snatcher
- Year
- 1945
- Running time
- 79 min.
- Country
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- Screenwriter
Philip MacDonald, Val Lewton. Story: Robert Louis Stevenson - Music
Roy Webb - Cinematography
Robert De Grasse (B&W) - Cast
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- Producer
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RKO Radio Pictures. Producer: Val Lewton
- Genre
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Horror. Thriller | 19th Century. B Movie. Cult Movie. Psychological Thriller
- Movie Groups
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Robert Louis Stevenson Adaptations
- Synopsis
- In Edinburgh in 1831, renowned surgeon and now teacher of anatomy Dr. MacFarlane, has been paying John Gray, a cabman, to clandestinely bring him exhumed bodies of the recently deceased for classroom demonstration purposes. With cemeteries being increasingly guarded, Gray turns to drastic measures to provide MacFarlane with fresh bodies...
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"A classy thriller with a notable period atmosphere and intelligent use of the macabre"
Seattle Times
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"A horror item considerably better than most."
The New Yorker
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Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi
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