The Doctor and the Devils

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The Doctor and the Devils is a 1985 British horror film, produced by Thom Mount, that dramatizes grave-robbing and murder committed to supply cadavers for medical research in 19th-century Britain.

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instanceOf British horror film ⓘ
film ⓘ
basedOn The Doctor and the Devils (screenplay) ⓘ
basedOnWorkBy Dylan Thomas ⓘ
cinematographyBy John Coquillon ⓘ
colorProcess color ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfSetting United Kingdom ⓘ
director Freddie Francis ⓘ
distributor Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment ⓘ
linked to: EMI Films

Twentieth Century Fox ⓘ
linked to: 20th Century Fox
editedBy Gordon Scott ⓘ
filmingLocation England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
genre horror film ⓘ
period film ⓘ
hasTheme body snatching ⓘ
medical ethics ⓘ
scientific progress and morality ⓘ
inspiredBy Burke and Hare murders ⓘ
mainCharacterOccupation anatomy professor ⓘ
medium feature film ⓘ
musicBy John Morris ⓘ
narrativeLocation 19th-century Britain ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
plotFocus grave-robbing ⓘ
murder to supply cadavers for medical research ⓘ
producer Thom Mount ⓘ
productionCompany Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment ⓘ
linked to: EMI Films
releaseDate 1985-10-04 ⓘ
releaseYear 1985 ⓘ
runtime 93 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Ronald Harwood ⓘ
setInPeriod 19th century ⓘ
starring Jonathan Pryce ⓘ
Julian Sands ⓘ
Nicholas Campbell ⓘ
Patrick Stewart ⓘ
Stephen Rea ⓘ
Timothy Dalton ⓘ
Twiggy ⓘ

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Thom Mount → notableWork → The Doctor and the Devils ⓘ
The Doctor and the Devils → basedOn → The Doctor and the Devils (screenplay) ⓘ
linked to: The Doctor and the Devils
John Morris → notableWork → The Doctor and the Devils ⓘ