The Body Snatcher

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Ray L @RT17291655 Nov 20 First time watching this film I am a huge Karloff fan I really enjoyed this film See more Joel H @RT47793553 Oct 31 The Body Snatcher is a pleasantly ghoulish surprise. It took some time for the plot to get in motion, but when it did, I was immediately interested. Boris Karloff gives a wonderfully wicked performance as Gray the Cabman. He plays the kind of person you hope to never run into in real life. And although Bela Lugosi is prominently listed on the marketing, he’s barely in this horror film, which was a little disappointing. Still, I was shocked by how dark this plot went, and when I read up on the real-life inspiration, I was even more astonished. I’m glad I finally dug up The Body Snatcher and watched it. See more Madoka A @RT95510435 Jun 23 Fantastic. Spooky. Funny. Great product! Really good! See more Robson C @RT82519826 01/13/2025 O cocheiro Gray, na Edimburgo dos anos 30, é um ladrão de túmulos, fornecendo corpos para o Dr. MacFarlane. Logo Gray decide alterar a hierarquia e passa a chantagear a ele a seu assistente Fettes, que caminha em um tênue limite entre ser um bom homem e acobertar os crimes de Gray e MacFarlane, em nome da medicina. Uma pequena pérola deste terror gótico, onde Karloff brilha como Gray. Ele pode ser simpático para a menina que sofre de paralisia nas suas pernas, mas também insinuante como a serpente que tentou Adão e Eva no Paraíso. Pena ver o Bela Lugosi em um papel tão pequeno. Um conto de terror gótico. See more Ben T @RT56031441 02/28/2024 Boris Karloff gives another sinister performance as a supplier of bodies to a doctor. But Bela Lugosi is dreadfully wasted and his role in the film id forgettable. The story is carried out well and is creepy and exciting. It's good to see Karloff without his ‘Frankenstein' make-up. See more Alec B @AlecMichaelB 11/10/2023 The Body Snatcher, a 1945 horror film directed by Robert Wise, offers a chilling, golden-era production of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel. Starring the iconic duo of Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, the film unfolds in the murky shadows of 19th-century Edinburgh, where grave-robbing and medical ethics collide. Karloff's performance as the sinister cabman Gray is nothing short of chilling, exuding creepiness matched only by his performance in Frankenstein. "The Body Snatcher" is an early success in the horror genre, and slightly ahead of its time in film direction. See more Read all reviews

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