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The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)

Movie"Love means never having to say you're ugly."
Audience Score
69
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PG 1 hr 34 minMay 18th, 1971Horror, ComedyDr. Phibes Collection PosterPart of Dr. Phibes Collection
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.
StarringVincent PriceJoseph CottenHugh Griffith
DirectorRobert Fuest

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:May 18th, 1971
On DVD & Blu-ray:February 20th, 2001 - Buy DVD
Movie Box Office Gross:$1,827,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Samuel Z. Arkoff, James H. Nicholson
Production Companies:Amicus Productions
Movie Tags:
murderrevengedark comedyreligiondoctorloss of loved onemaskwifecampscotland yard

Dr. Phibes Collection

In 1925, Anton Phibes, a horribly disfigured genius, supposedly killed in a car crash, is convinced that his beloved wife died a victim of incompetent doctors, and begins elaborate plans to kill them.