The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971 film by Robert Fuest / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Abominable Dr. Phibes is a 1971 British comedy horror film directed by Robert Fuest, written by James Whiton and William Goldstein,[3] and starring Vincent Price and Joseph Cotten.[4] Its art deco sets, dark humour, and performance by Price have made the film and its sequel Dr. Phibes Rises Again cult classics.[3] The film also features Hugh Griffith and Terry-Thomas, with an uncredited Caroline Munro appearing as Phibes's wife.
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Directed by | Robert Fuest |
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Cinematography | Norman Warwick |
Edited by | Tristam Cones |
Music by | Basil Kirchin |
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Distributed by | Anglo-EMI Film Distributors |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | $1.5 million[1] or $1,827,000[2] |
The film follows the title character, Dr Anton Phibes, who blames the medical team that attended to his wife's surgery four years prior for her death and sets out to exact vengeance on each one.[5] Phibes is inspired in his murderous spree by the Ten Plagues of Egypt from the Old Testament.[6] However, the Ten Plagues in the film considerably differ from those in the literary Old Testament; some plagues were dropped, new plagues were added, and even those plagues which remain the same are ordered differently, such as the death of the firstborn no longer being the final plague.