The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Love means never having to say you're ugly.
PG 1971 · 95 min · ★ 7.0 · Horror, Comedy
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.
Directed by Robert Fuest · Written by William Goldstein
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Vincent Price Dr. Anton Phibes -
Joseph Cotten Dr. Vesalius -
Hugh Griffith Rabbi -
Terry-Thomas Dr. Longstreet -
Virginia North Vulnavia -
Peter Jeffrey Inspector Trout -
Derek Godfrey Crow -
Norman Jones Sgt. Schenley -
John Cater Superintendent Waverley -
Aubrey Woods Goldsmith -
John Laurie Darrow -
Maurice Kaufmann Dr. Whitcombe
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