The Asphyx

The Asphyx

If It Were In Your Power…Would You Sacrifice Your Wife…Your Children For Immortality? This Is The Story Of A Man Who Did!

PG 1972 · 99 min · ★ 6.0 · Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction

Hugo is a brilliant turn-of-the-century scientist, loved and respected by his family and friends, admired by his colleagues. But he is a man quickly becoming obsessed with a curious and frightening question...What is the mysterious apparition found in the photographs of his dying subjects?

Directed by Peter Newbrook · Written by Brian Comport

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Robert Powell Giles Cunningham
Robert Stephens Sir Hugo Cunningham
Jane Lapotaire Christina Cunningham
Alex Scott Sir Edward Barett
Ralph Arliss Clive Cunningham
Fiona Walker Anna Wheatley
Terry Scully Pauper
Tony Caunter Warden
Paul Bacon 1st Member

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