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DirectorRobert Wise

Runtime1h 18m · NR

GenresHorror · Thriller

Release1945-05-25

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The Body Snatcher

Name: The Body Snatcher
Released: 1945-05-25

1945· NR· 1h 18m· Horror· Thriller

“GRAVES RAIDED! COFFINS ROBBED! CORPSES CARVED! MIDNIGHT MURDER! BODY BLACKMAIL! STALKING GHOULS! Mad Thrills of Terror And Macabre Mystery... –and don't blame us if you stay awake all night!”

Edinburgh, 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.

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Key Crew

DirectorRobert Wise

ScreenplayPhilip MacDonald

ProducerVal Lewton

Director of PhotographyRobert De Grasse

Original Music ComposerRoy Webb

EditorJ.R. Whittredge

Full cast & crew (23 cast · 20 crew)

Details

Released1945-05-25

Runtime1h 18m · NR

StatusReleased

StudiosRKO Radio Pictures

Budget$125,000

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Rating7.0/10 · 202 votes

Original languageen

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