The Body Snatcher is a 1945 American horror film directed by Robert Wise, based on the 1884 short story of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson. Philip MacDonald adapted the story for the screen, and producer Val Lewton, credited as "Carlos Keith", modified MacDonald's screenplay. The film stars Boris Karloff as John Gray, a cab driver who moonlights as a grave robber, and later murderer, to illegally supply Dr. MacFarlane with cadavers for his classes, and makes mention of Burke, Hare, and Dr. Knox, in reference to the West Port murders of 1828. Alongside Karloff and Daniell, the film's cast includes Russell Wade, Edith Atwater, and Bela Lugosi. It was the last film in which both Karloff and Lugosi appeared.
The Body Snatcher (1945)
Directed by Robert Wise
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Movie Info
Budget
$125,000
Themes
Tags
Blackmail, Cult, Grave Robber, Medical Student, Murder
Attributes
Based On: The Body Snatcher
Narrative Location: Edinburgh
Narrative Location: Edinburgh
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Alternate Titles
A hullarabló
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De graf roover
BE
Der Leichendieb
DE
El ladrón de cadáveres
ES
El ladrón de cuerpos
ES
El profanador de tumbas
AR, MX, VE
Els lladres de cossos
ES
Gravplundraren
SE
Hotii de trupuri
RO
Hoţul de cadavre
RO
I ekdikisis tou nekrou
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La jena
IT
La jena: L'uomo di mezzanotte
IT
Le récupérateur de cadavres
FR
Le voleur de cadavres
BE
O Túmulo Vazio
BR, PT
Pahan vallassa
FI
Porywacz ciał
PL
Robert Louis Stevenson's Der Leichendieb
DE
Robert Louis Stevenson's The Body Snatcher
, GB, US
Ruumiinsieppaajat
FI
The Body Snatcher
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Yeraltı canavarı
TR
Крадецът на трупове
BG
Похитители тел
, RU
死体を売る男
JP