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7.0Edinburgh, 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.
Released: 1945-05-2578 minDir: Robert WiseHorror, ThrillerBudget: $125,000
Cast
- Boris Karloff as John Gray
- Bela Lugosi as Joseph
- Henry Daniell as Dr. Wolfe 'Toddy' MacFarlane
- Edith Atwater as Meg Camden
- Russell Wade as Donald Fettes
- Rita Corday as Mrs. Marsh
Themes
- blackmail
- edinburgh, scotland
- murder
- black and white
- medical profession
- grave robber
- cadaver
- dissection
- medical research
- medical student
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
11,039 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
86%
Metacritic
74/100
- Year
- 1945
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Genres
- Horror, Thriller
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Body Snatcher
- Director
- Robert Wise
- Screenwriter
- Val Lewton
- Cast member
- Robert Clarke
- Composer
- Roy Webb
- Producer
- Val Lewton
- Production company
- RKO Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Robert De Grasse
- Narrative location
- Edinburgh
- Duration
- 77
- FilmAffinity ID
- 181944
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- The Body Snatcher (1945 poster).jpg
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- publication date
- 1945-06-25
- title
- The Body Snatcher
- production designer
- Albert S. D'Agostino
- after a work by
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- distributed by
- RKO Pictures
- color
- black-and-white
- costume designer
- Renié
- film format
- 35 mm film
- review score
- 86%
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Categories
1945 American films1945 English-language films1945 fantasy films1945 films1945 horror filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican historical horror filmsBody snatchingEnglish-language fantasy filmsEnglish-language horror filmsFilms about grave-robbingFilms based on short fictionFilms based on works by Robert Louis StevensonFilms directed by Robert WiseFilms produced by Val LewtonFilms scored by Roy WebbFilms set in EdinburghMovies based on short storiesRKO Pictures filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataTemplate film date with 1 release date