Dr. Anton Phibes
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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, and starring Vincent Price and Joseph Cotten. Its art deco sets, dark humour, and performance by Price have made the film and its sequel Dr. Phibes Rises Again cult classics.
May 18, 1971 · The Abominable Dr. Phibes: Directed by Robert Fuest. With Vincent Price, Joseph Cotten, Virginia North, Terry-Thomas. Doctor, scientist, organist, and biblical scholar Anton Phibes seeks revenge on the nine doctors he considers responsible for the death of his wife.
May 10, 2021 · Detectives are stumped until they find that all the slain doctors once assisted a Dr. Vesalius on an unsuccessful operation involving the wife of organist Dr. Phibes, killed in a car crash upon learning of his wife's death.
The Abominable Dr. Phibes juggles horror and humor, but under the picture's campy façade, there's genuine pathos brought poignantly to life through Price's performance. Read Critics Reviews...
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- Horror, Comedy
- PG-13
Oct 18, 2017 · Phibes is inspired in his murderous spree by the Ten Plagues of Egypt from the Old Testament. The Abominable Dr. Phibes is a 1971 British comedy horror film directed by Robert Fuest, written...
May 18, 2021 · Emily Brontë, meet Vincent Price. The 1971 film sees Price four decades into his legendarily spooky career, playing a theatrical, voice-modulated killer whose ideology is completely warped...
After a team of surgeons botches his beloved wife's operation, the distraught Dr. Phibes unleashes a score of Old-Testament atrocities on his enemies.
