The Doctor and the Devils

1985

Action / Crime / Drama / History / Horror

17
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 40%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 40% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 1572 1.6K

murder serial killer cadaver 19th century

Plot summary

In Victorian England, graverobbers supply a wealthy doctor with bodies to research anatomy on, but greed causes them to seek an easier means of getting the job done.

Director

Freddie Francis Photo
Freddie Francis

Top cast

Jennifer Jayne Photo
Jennifer Jayne as Barmaid
Twiggy Photo
Twiggy as Jennie Bailey
Harry Fielder Photo
Harry Fielder as Thug
David Grahame Photo
David Grahame as Old Man
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663.75 MB
1280*544
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
Seeds 1
1.39 GB
1920*816
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by jetan 7 / 10

Very good flick.

The Dylan Thomas screenplay finally makes it to the screen with a few minor alterations. Based on the Burke and Hare vivisectionist murders, this film has a lot of the feel of the old Hammer movies though for the most part it is played quite a bit straighter. Credible performance by 1960's icon Twiggy. Very good, under-rated small feature.
Reviewed by claudio_carvalho 7 / 10

Stylish Drama

In the Nineteenth Century, the renowned professor of anatomy Dr. Thomas Rock (Timothy Dalton) gives classes to neophyte medicine students in the local university. Dr. Rock uses his assistant Dr. Murray (Julian Sands) to buy corpses for his experiments from body snatchers paying a little fortune for the cadavers. When the alcoholic scum Robert Fallon (Jonathan Pryce) and Timothy Broom (Stephen Rea) overhear the conversation of grave-robbers about Dr. Rock, they decide to supply fresher corpses that worth more to the doctor, killing the poor inhabitants. Dr. Murray has unrequited feelings for the cockney whore Jennie Bailey (Twiggy) that usually hangs around with the also prostitute Alice (Nichola McAuliffe). When Dr. Murray discovers that Fallon has just sold the corpse of Alice, he seeks out the worthless Fallon and Broom to stop them from murdering Jennie. Will he arrive in time o save Jennie? "The Doctor and the Devils" is a stylish drama, but not a horror movie. The costumes, sets and art direction are amazing, with a great reconstitution of the period with muddy streets and dirty people. The excellent cast has great performances, with great names of the British cinema and the story is also good. Unfortunately the screenplay is not good and does not offer the adequate pace for this film. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): Not Available
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