The Body Snatcher (1945 film)
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The Body Snatcher is a 1945 American horror film directed by Robert Wise, based on the 1884 short story of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson. Philip MacDonald adapted the story for the screen, and producer Val Lewton, credited as "Carlos Keith", modified MacDonald's screenplay. The film stars Boris Karloff as John Gray, a cab driver who moonlights as a grave robber, and later murderer, to illegally supply Dr. MacFarlane (played by Henry Daniell) with cadavers for his classes, and makes mention of Burke, Hare, and Dr. Knox, in reference to the West Port murders of 1828.[1] Alongside Karloff and Daniell, the film's cast includes Russell Wade, Edith Atwater, and Bela Lugosi. It was the last film in which both Karloff and Lugosi appeared.[2]
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Directed by | Robert Wise |
Screenplay by | Philip MacDonald Val Lewton (credited as Carlos Keith) |
Based on | "The Body Snatcher" an 1884 short story by Robert Louis Stevenson |
Produced by | Val Lewton |
Starring | Boris Karloff Bela Lugosi Henry Daniell Edith Atwater Russell Wade |
Cinematography | Robert De Grasse |
Edited by | J.R. Whittredge |
Music by | Roy Webb |
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Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |