The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)

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Coffins Looted! Cadavers Dissected!

Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Robert Knox requires cadavers for his research into the functioning of the human body; local ne'er-do-wells Burke and Hare find ways to provide him with fresh specimens...

• Released: 1960-02-02
• Genres: Horror
• Runtime: 1h 34m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 61 votes

Directed by John Gilling.

Top cast

• Peter Cushing as Dr. Robert Knox
• Donald Pleasence as William Hare
• George Rose as William Burke
• June Laverick as Martha Knox
• Renée Houston as Helen Burke
• Dermot Walsh as Dr. Geoffrey Mitchell
• Billie Whitelaw as Mary Patterson
• John Cairney as Chris Jackson
• Melvyn Hayes as Daft Jamie
• June Powell as Maggie O'Hara

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Flesh and the Fiends

• United States: stream on FlixFling, Artiflix; watch free on Kanopy; rent on Amazon Video, FlixFling; buy on Amazon Video, FlixFling
• United Kingdom: stream on Artiflix; watch free on Plex; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• India: stream on Artiflix; watch free on Plex
• Canada: stream on FlixFling, Artiflix; watch free on Plex; rent on FlixFling; buy on FlixFling
• Australia: stream on Artiflix; watch free on Plex; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video

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