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The Man Who Could Cheat Death

1959 · 83 min

A slow-burning gothic chiller that feels like a stage play, with creeping dread and a tragic, obsessive antihero.

Directed by: Terence Fisher
Genres: Horror, Science fiction
Starring: Anton Diffring, Hazel Court, Christopher Lee

Tagline: His hideous obsession led him to commit ghastly crimes of passion and violence.
Overview: Dr. Bonner plans to live forever through periodic gland transplants from younger, healthier human victims. Bonner looks about 40; he's really 104 years old. But people are starting to get suspicious, and he may not make 200.

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Directed by: Terence Fisher
Genres: Horror, Science fiction
Starring: Anton Diffring, Hazel Court, Christopher Lee

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
death
identity
isolation
madness
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	6
Humour	2
Realism	5
Romance	4
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: horror, science fiction
Directed by: Terence Fisher
Written by: Jimmy Sangster
Starring: Anton Diffring, Hazel Court, Christopher Lee, Arnold Marlé, Delphi Lawrence, Francis de Wolff, Gerda Larsen, Middleton Woods
Music: Richard Rodney Bennett
Cinematography: Jack Asher
Runtime: 83 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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