The Creeping Flesh (1973)

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A terrifying journey through the nightmare worlds of evil, insanity, and terrible revenge.

A Victorian scientist returns to London with his paleontological bag-of-bones discovery from Papua New Guinea. Unfortunately, when exposed to water, flesh returns to the bones, unleashing a malevolent entity on the scientist's family and friends.

• Released: 1973-02-12
• Genres: Horror, Science Fiction
• Runtime: 1h 32m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 5.9/10 from 115 votes

Directed by Freddie Francis.

Top cast

• Peter Cushing as Emmanuel Hildern
• Lorna Heilbron as Penelope Hildern
• Christopher Lee as James Hildern
• George Benson as Waterlow
• Catherine Finn as Emily
• Hedger Wallace as Doctor Perry
• Duncan Lamont as Inspector
• Kenneth J. Warren as Charles Lenny
• Larry Taylor as Chief Asylum Warder
• Harry Locke as Barman

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Creeping Flesh

• United States: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; watch free on Fawesome, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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