The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)

Director
John Gilling

Main cast
Peter Cushing; Donald Pleasence; George Rose; June Laverick; Renée Houston

Genres
Horror

Description
Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Robert Knox requires cadavers for his research into the functioning of the human body; local ne'er-do-wells Burke and Hare find ways to provide him with fresh specimens...


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