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Director Terence Fisher (The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Hound of the Baskervilles) transformed the fate of Hammer Pictures with his vibrant and explicit series of gothic horror films, which would become the studio’s signature style for nearly two decades. Fisher continued his winning streak for the studio with this tale of scientific debauchery, which remains one of Hammer Films finest achievements.Doctor and amateur sculptor Georges Bonnet (Anton Diffring Circus of Horrors, Fahrenheit 451) has discovered a murderous method of maintaining his youth, once every ten years he murders a young woman and removes her parathyroid glands to replace his own. But after 104 years, he’s run into some problems. His collaborator is now too old to perform the surgical procedure, and a detective is on his case. In desperation Bonnet blackmails another surgeon (Christopher Lee) into performing the procedure by threatening the life of Janine Dubois (Hazel Court), a woman who both men desire.With cinematography by Jack Asher (whose Bava-esque use of colours lend the film an almost dreamlike quality) and set-design by Bernard Robinson who could miraculously produce lavish and expensive looking sets on a tight budget, Eureka Entertainment is proud to present The Man Who Could Cheat Death available in the UK for the first time on Blu-ray in a special dual-format edition.
Original Release
06/15/1959
US Release
06/15/1959
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Anton Diffring | Dr. Georges Bonnet / Dr. Georges Bonner |
Hazel Court | Janine Du Bois / Janine Dubois |
Christopher Lee | Dr. Pierre Gerrard |
Arnold Marlé | Dr. Ludwig Weiss / Prof. Ludwig Weiss |
Delphi Lawrence | Margo Philippe / Margo Phillipe |
Francis de Wolff | Inspector Legris / Insp. LeGris |
Ronald Adam | Second Doctor |
Marie Burke | |
Renee Cunliffe | Tavern Customer |
John Harrison | Servant |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Anton Diffring | Dr. Georges Bonnet / Dr. Georges Bonner |
Hazel Court | Janine Du Bois / Janine Dubois |
Christopher Lee | Dr. Pierre Gerrard |
Arnold Marlé | Dr. Ludwig Weiss / Prof. Ludwig Weiss |
Delphi Lawrence | Margo Philippe / Margo Phillipe |
Francis de Wolff | Inspector Legris / Insp. LeGris |
Ronald Adam | Second Doctor |
Marie Burke | |
Renee Cunliffe | Tavern Customer |
John Harrison | Servant |
Ian Hewitson | Roget |
Gerda Larsen | Street Girl |
Charles Lloyd Pack | |
Louis Matto | Tavern Customer |
Frederick Rawlings | Footman |
Michael Ripper | Morgue Attendant |
Denis Shaw | Tavern Customer |
Barry Shawzin | Third Doctor |
Fred Stroud | Guest at Private Viewing |
John Timberlake | Tavern Customer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michael Carreras | Producer |
Anthony Nelson Keys | Producer |