The Abominable Dr. Phibes
“Love means never having to say you're ugly.”
After a team of surgeons botches his beloved wife's operation, the distraught Dr. Phibes unleashes a score of Old-Testament atrocities on his enemies.
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2 films
Cast
39 people
Vincent Price
Dr. Anton Phibes
Known for
The Great Mouse Detective
Edward Scissorhands
Joseph Cotten
Dr. Vesalius
Known for
Citizen Kane
The Third Man
Hugh Griffith
Rabbi
Known for
Ben-Hur
The Canterbury Tales
Terry-Thomas
Dr. Longstreet
Known for
Robin Hood
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
Virginia North
Vulnavia
Known for
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Deadlier Than the Male
Peter Jeffrey
Inspector Trout
Known for
The Return of the Pink Panther
Midnight Express
Derek Godfrey
Crow
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Hands of the Ripper
Norman Jones
Sgt. Schenley
Also in
You Only Live Twice
Inspector Morse
John Cater
Superintendent Waverley
Known for
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
I, Claudius
Aubrey Woods
Goldsmith
Known for
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Z.P.G.
John Laurie
Darrow
Known for
Dad's Army
The 39 Steps
Maurice Kaufmann
Dr. Whitcombe
Known for
A Shot in the Dark
The Quatermass Xperiment
Robert Fuest Director · James Whiton Screenplay William Goldstein Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.8M · United States release May 18, 1971 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,827,000
Production
American International Productions (England)
Production
American International Pictures (AIP)
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
The Curse of Dr. Phibes
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Hebrew
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 1, 1971
Theatrical
United States · May 18, 1971
Theatrical
United States · August 6, 1994
Physical · Orion Home Video #7110 [𝐕𝐇𝐒📼] 𝟵𝟱 mínutєѕ
United States
July 7, 1971 · Limited theatrical · San Francisco, California
March 3, 2000 · Theatrical · re-release
February 20, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Germany
May 4, 1972 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 3, 1972 · Theatrical
Slovakia
November 9, 1996 · TV · TV Markíza
United Kingdom
October 20, 2003 · Physical · DVD
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