This week, on World Beyond movie Night, Ben and Eugene dip their toes into comedy/horror Diesel Punk with The Abominable Dr. Phibes.
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Release Date: May 18, 1971
Runtime: 94 minutes
Starring: Vincent Price, Joseph Cotten, Virginia North, Hugh Griffith, Terry-Thomas, Peter Jeffrey, Aubrey Woods, Susan Travers, David Hutcheson, John Cater, Maurice Kaufmann, Edward Burnham, Peter Gilmore, Alex Scott, Norman Jones, Derek Godfrey, Sean Bury, Caroline Munro
Director: Robert Fuest
Writer: James Whiton, William Goldstein
Synopsis: After losing his beloved wife during surgery, the mysterious and vengeful Dr. Anton Phibes unleashes a campaign of inventive murders on the medical team he blames for her death. Assisted by his enigmatic companion Vulnavia and inspired by the biblical plagues of Egypt, Phibes outwits Scotland Yard while conducting his macabre symphony of revenge. The film’s striking art deco design and dark wit have made it a cult classic of British horror-comedy.