Directed by:
Robert DayCinematography:
Geoffrey FaithfullComposer:
Buxton OrrCast:
Boris Karloff, Betta St. John, Christopher Lee, Finlay Currie, Adrienne Corri, Francis De Wolff, Francis Matthews, Nigel Green, Desmond Llewelyn (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Set in London during the 1840's, a doctor experimenting with anesthesia becomes addicted to drugs and gets blackmailed by two vile grave robbers. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
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