The Flesh and the Fiends

The Flesh and the Fiends

94 mins | Horror | Feb. 2, 1960

Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Robert Knox requires cadavers for his research into the functioning of the human body; local ne'er-do-wells Burke and Hare find ways to provide him with fresh specimens...

The Flesh and the Fiends

94 mins | Horror | Feb. 2, 1960

The Flesh and the Fiends
Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Robert Knox requires cadavers for his research into the functioning of the human body; local ne'er-do-wells Burke and Hare find ways to provide him with fresh specimens...
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Triad Productions
Original title The Flesh and the Fiends
Directors John Gilling
Writers Leon Griffiths, John Gilling

Cast

Peter Cushing

as Dr. Robert Knox

Donald Pleasence

as William Hare

George Rose

as William Burke

June Laverick

as Martha Knox

Renée Houston

as Helen Burke

Dermot Walsh

as Dr. Geoffrey Mitchell

Billie Whitelaw

as Mary Patterson

John Cairney

as Chris Jackson

Melvyn Hayes

as Daft Jamie

June Powell

as Maggie O'Hara

Andrew Faulds

as Inspector McCulloch

Philip Leaver

as Dr. Elliot

George Woodbridge

as Dr. Ferguson

Garard Green

as Dr. Andrews

Esma Cannon

as Aggie

George Bishop

as Blind Man

Beckett Bould

as Old Angus

George Street

as Publican

Michael Balfour

as Drunken Sailor

Steven Scott

as Grave Robber

Raf De La Torre

as Grave Robber