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Dr. Phibes Rises Again

1972 · 89 min

A theatrical, darkly comic romp with elaborate deaths and a tragic villain, more campy spectacle than genuine scares.

Directed by
Robert Fuest
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Starring
Vincent Price, Robert Quarry, Valli Kemp
Tagline
Flesh crawls! Blood curdles! Phibes lives!
Overview
The eminent Dr. Phibes awakens from a decade of suspended animation and heads to Egypt with the corpse of his dead wife, which he intends to resurrect by murdering people in strange and heinous ways.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Robert Fuest
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Starring
Vincent Price, Robert Quarry, Valli Kemp
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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • death
  • revenge
  • love
  • madness
Places
  • single country house
  • sea
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour7
Realism2
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, horror
Directed by
Robert Fuest
Written by
Robert Blees, Robert Fuest
Starring
Vincent Price, Robert Quarry, Valli Kemp, Peter Cushing, Beryl Reid, Terry-Thomas, Peter Jeffrey, Fiona Lewis
Music
John Gale
Cinematography
Alex Thomson
Runtime
89 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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