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The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 1970
Running Times: 94 mins
Length:
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: colour by Movielab
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound:
DIRECTION
Directed by: Robert Fuest
CREW
 PRODUCTION
Copyright: © MCMLXXI American International Productions (England)
Limited
Production Company: AIP (logo) James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff
present An American International Picture
Executive Producers: Samuel Z. Arkoff & James H. Nicholson
Produced by: Louis M. Heyward & Ronald S. Dunas
Production Manager: Richard Dalton
SCRIPT
Written by: James Whiton & William Goldstein
Additional Dialogue: Louis M. Heyward (uncredited)
DIRECTION
Assistant Director: Frank Ernst
Continuity: Gladys Goldsmith
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Norman Warwick
Camera Operator: Godfrey Godar
Camera Assistant: Steve Clayton
Supervisory Electrician: Steve Birtles
Stills: John Jay
EDITING
Editing: Tristam Cones
MUSIC
Original Music Composed and Arranged by: Basil Kirchin
In association with Jack Nathan
SONGS AND ADDITIONAL MUSIC
The producers wish to thank The Big Three Music Co. for permission
to use the following songs
"What Can I Say Dear After I Say I'm Sorry"
"Dark Town Strutters Ball"
"Close Your Eyes"
"Elmer's Tune"
"All I Do is Dream of You"
"You Stepped Out of a Dream"
"Charmaine"
"100 Years From Today"
"Over the Rainbow"
The Singer of ''Dark Town Strutters Ball'': Paul Frees
The Singer of ''One More For My Baby and One More For the Road'': Scott
Peters
SOUND
Sound Recordist: Dennis Whitlock
Sound Assistant: Ken Nightingall
Dubbing Editor: Peter Lennard
Recording Director: A.W.
Lumkin
COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Wardrobe: Elsa Fennell
Make-up: Trevor Crole-Rees
Hairdresser: Bernadette Ibbetson
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: George Blackwell
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Sets Designed by: Brian Eatwell
Assistant Art Director: Christopher Burke (II)|Christopher Burke
Construction Manager: George Gunning
Properties: Rex Hobbs
LOCATIONS
Made on location and at EMI-MGM Elstree Studios, Boreham Wood, Hertfordshire,
England
CASTING
Casting Director: Sally
Nicholl
CAST
(opening titles)
Vincent Price
Joseph Cotten
also starring
Hugh Griffith
and
Terry-Thomas
with
Peter Jeffrey
Derek Godfrey
Norman Jones
John Cater
Aubrey Woods
John Laurie
Maurice Kaufmann
and
Barbara Keogh
Sean Bury
Charles Farrell
Susan Travers
David Hutcheson
Edward Burnham
Alex Scott
Peter Gilmore
presenting
Virginia North as Vulnavia
(closing titles)
The Protagonists
Vincent Price
(Dr Anton Phibes)
Joseph Cotten (Dr Vesalius)
The Girl
Virginia North (Vulnavia)
The Victims
Terry-Thomas (Dr Longstreet)
Sean Bury (Lem Vesalius)
Susan Travers (Nurse Allan)
David Hutcheson (Dr Hedgepath)
Edward Burnham
(Dr Dunwoody)
Alex Scott (Dr Hargreaves)
Peter Gilmore (Dr Kitaj)
Maurice Kaufmann (Dr Whitcombe)
The Law
Peter Jeffrey (Inspector Trout)
Derek Godfrey (Crow)
Norman Jones (Detective Sgt Schenley)
John Cater (Waverley)
Alan Zipson (1st police official)
Dallas Adams (2nd police official)
James Grout (sergeant)
Alister Williamson (1st policeman)
Thomas Heathcote (2nd policeman)
Ian Marter (3rd policeman)
Julian Grant (4th policeman)
Interested Parties
Hugh Griffith (rabbi)
Aubrey Woods (Goldsmith)
John Laurie (Darrow)
Barbara Keogh (Mrs Frawley)
Charles Farrell (chauffeur)
John Franklyn (graveyard attendant)
Walter Horsbrugh (Ross)
UNCREDITED CAST
Caroline Munro
(Victoria Phibes)
PLOT SUMMARY
Disfigured musical genius Dr Anton Phibes takes revenge on the surgical
team that failed to save the live of his beloved wife. Phibes uses the
ten curses unleashed upon Egypt as told in the Old Testament as the
basis for his revenge, unleashing swarms of marauding bees, bats and
so on.
AVAILABILITY
UK
Theatrical Distributor: MGM-EMI
Video Distributor: Vision Video Ltd (VVD427)
USA
Theatrical Distributor: American International Pictures; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributing Corporation
Laserdisc Distributor: Image Entertainment
Video Distributor: Live Video; MGM Home Entertainment Inc; Orion Home
Video; Vestron Video
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Germany
Rating: 16
Australia
Rating: M
Finland
Rating: K-18
Sweden
Rating: 15
UK
Rating: X (with cuts); 15 (no cuts)
USA
Rating: PG-13 (rated PG-13 for some horror violence/gore)
TIMELINE
1970
November
2: UK - production begins
1971
June
10: UK - rated X by the BBFC (for theatrical release)
1972
August
Day Unknown: UK - theatrical release
October
9: Sweden - theatrical release
1973
March
16: Finland - theatrical release
1986
August
23: UK - television broadcast (on ITV (London Weekend Television))
1988
October
18: UK - rated 15 by the BBFC (for video release)
1993
April
7: UK - video deleted
1995
November
Day Unknown: UK - television broadcast (on ITV (Carlton Television))
1997
May
28: USA - television broadcast (on Encore Regular)
1998
January
7: USA - television broadcast (on Cinemax East and Cinemax Pacific)
16: USA - television broadcast (on Cinemax #2 East and Cinemax Pacific
Feed 2)
24: USA - television broadcast (on Cinemax #2 East and Cinemax Pacific
Feed 2)
30: USA - television broadcast (on Cinemax East and Cinemax Pacific)
1999
December
6: UK - television broadcast (on ITV)
2000
March
3: USA - theatrical re-release
2001
June
10: USA - television broadcast (on AMC)
2002
February
17: USA - television broadcast (on AMC)
December
14: USA - television broadcast (on AMC)
2004
March
29: USA - television broadcast (on Flix Movie Channel)
2006
June
24: USA - television broadcast (on Turner Classic Movies)
POSTER TAGS
Love means never having to say you're ugly.
Revenge Is The Best Medicine.
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Abominable Doctor Phibes, L' - Catalan
Spanish title
Abominable Dr. Phibes, El - Spanish title
Abominable Dr. Phibes, L' - French title
Abominável Dr. Phibes, O - Brazilian title
Abominevole Dr. Phibes, L' - Italian title
Blodtörstige hämnaren, Den - Swedish title
Curse of Dr. Phibes, The - working title
Dr. Phibes - den fasansfulle - Swedish title
Dr. Phibes - US advertising title
Odrazajacy dr Phibes - Polish title
Ohavny Dr. Phibes - Czech title
Satanikos doktor Phibes, O - Greek title
Schreckenskabinett des Dr. Phibes, Das - West German
title
Vampyyrin kosto - Finnish title
LINKS
SEQUEL
Dr. Phibes Rises
Again (1972)
SEE ALSO
The Wizard of Oz
(1939)
House of Wax (1953)
Theatre of Blood
(1973)
The Fog (1980)
Batman and Robin
(1997)
REFERENCES
PERIODICALS
Film Bulletin vol.40 no.10 (June 1971)
p.37 (USA)
review
Filmfacts vol.14 no.18 (1971) pp.450-452
(USA)
reprinted review
Films and Filming vol.17 no.11 (August
1971) p.56 (UK)
credits
Films Illustrated vol.1 no.2 (August
1971) p.32 (UK)
review
Hollywood Reporter vol.216 no.19 (24
May 1971) p.3 (USA)
credits, review
Kine Weekly no.3332 (21 August 1971)
p.9 (UK)
review
Monthly Film Bulletin no.452 (September
1971) p.179 (UK)
credits, synopsis, review
Shivers no.68 (August 1999) pp.34-37
(UK)
illustrated article
Today's Cinema no.9855 (10 November 1970)
p.8 (UK)
credits
Today's Cinema no.9933 (20 August 1971)
p.5 (UK)
review
TV Times 23-29 July 1988 p.39
review, credits
Variety 26 May 1971 p.23 (USA)
credits, review
Video Watchdog 11 p.53
review
World of Horror 6 p.60
illustrated review
BOOKS
Aurum Encyclopedia of Film: Horror p.228
review, credits
Creature Features Strikes Again p.10
review
Cult Flicks and Trash Pics p.3
review
Elliott's Guide to Films on Video (3rd
edition) p.1
review, credits, video data
The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film p.2
credits
Hoffman's Guide to SF, Horror and Fantasy Movies
1991 - 1992 pp.14-15
review, credits
Horror and Science Fiction Films II p.1
credits
Ghastly Beyond Belief p.173
quotes
Reference Guide to Fantastic Films p.2
credits
Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film and Television
Credits II p.732
credits
The Video Source Book (13th Edition)
Volume 1 p.6
credits, video data
OTHER SOURCES
screen
credits
KEYWORDS
mad doctors, serial killers, the bible, police, masks,
acid, music, organs, rats, murders, bats, revenge, blood draining, curses,
disfigurement, doctors
Last Updated:
15 October, 2009
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