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The Body Snatcher

1945 · 78 min

A slow-burning, shadowy Victorian nightmare of moral decay, where every polite conversation seethes with menace and the past never stays buried.

Tagline
GRAVES RAIDED! COFFINS ROBBED! CORPSES CARVED! MIDNIGHT MURDER! BODY BLACKMAIL! STALKING GHOULS! Mad Thrills of Terror And Macabre Mystery... –and don't blame us if you stay awake all night!
Overview
Edinburgh, 1831. Among those who undertake the illegal trade of grave robbery is Gray, ostensibly a cab driver. Formerly a medical student convicted of grave robbery, Gray holds a grudge against Dr. MacFarlane who had escaped detection and punishment.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • obsession
  • corruption
  • morality
  • death
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Robert Wise
Written by
Philip MacDonald, Val Lewton
Starring
Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Henry Daniell, Edith Atwater, Russell Wade, Rita Corday, Sharyn Moffett, Donna Lee
Music
Roy Webb
Cinematography
Robert De Grasse
Runtime
78 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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