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Love means never having to say you're ugly. - The Abominable Dr. Phibes
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Title: The Abominable Dr. Phibes

Release Date: 18 May 1971

Runtime: 1h 34m

Genre: Horror, Comedy

Director: Amicus Productions

Production Companies: Amicus Productions

Overview: After a team of surgeons botches his beloved wife's operation, the distraught Dr. Phibes unleashes a score of Old-Testament atrocities on his enemies.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.9 (311 votes)

Cast

  • Dr. Anton Phibes: Vincent Price
  • Dr. Vesalius: Joseph Cotten
  • Rabbi: Hugh Griffith
  • Dr. Longstreet: Terry-Thomas
  • Vulnavia: Virginia North
  • Inspector Trout: Peter Jeffrey
  • Crow: Derek Godfrey
  • Sgt. Schenley: Norman Jones
  • Superintendent Waverley: John Cater
  • Goldsmith: Aubrey Woods
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