The Body Snatcher
- Original title
- The Body Snatcher
- Year
- 1945
- Running time
- 79 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Boris Karloff
- Bela Lugosi
- Henry Daniell
- Edith Atwater
- Russell Wade
- Rita Corday
- Sharyn Moffett
- Donna Lee
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- Music
- Cinematography
Robert De Grasse (B&W)- Producer
RKO Radio Pictures. Producer: Val Lewton- Genre
- Horror. Thriller | 19th Century. B Movie. Cult Movie. Psychological Thriller
- Movie Groups
- 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...
- Rankings Position
- Critics' reviews
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"A classy thriller with a notable period atmosphere and intelligent use of the macabre"
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"A horror item considerably better than most."
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