Burke & Hare

Burke & Hare

The pimps and the prostitutes and the body-snatchers. The brothels and dens of iniquity.

R 1972 · 91 min · ★ 5.3 · Horror, Comedy, History

Two men go into business supplying medical colleges with cadavers by robbing graves.

Directed by Vernon Sewell · Written by Ernle Bradford

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