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7.0Edinburgh, 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.
Released: 1945-05-2578 minDir: Robert WiseHorror, ThrillerBudget: $125,000
Cast
- Boris Karloff as John Gray
- Bela Lugosi as Joseph
- Henry Daniell as Dr. Wolfe 'Toddy' MacFarlane
- Edith Atwater as Meg Camden
- Russell Wade as Donald Fettes
- Rita Corday as Mrs. Marsh
Themes
- blackmail
- edinburgh, scotland
- murder
- black and white
- medical profession
- grave robber
- cadaver
- dissection
- medical research
- medical student
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
11,039 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
86%
Metacritic
74/100
- Year
- 1945
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Genres
- Horror, Thriller
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Body Snatcher
- Director
- Robert Wise
- Screenwriter
- Val Lewton
- Cast member
- Robert Clarke
- Composer
- Roy Webb
- Producer
- Val Lewton
- Production company
- RKO Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Robert De Grasse
- Narrative location
- Edinburgh
- Duration
- 77
- FilmAffinity ID
- 181944
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- The Body Snatcher (1945 poster).jpg
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- publication date
- 1945-06-25
- title
- The Body Snatcher
- production designer
- Albert S. D'Agostino
- after a work by
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- distributed by
- RKO Pictures
- color
- black-and-white
- costume designer
- Renié
- film format
- 35 mm film
- review score
- 86%
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