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The Man Who Could Cheat Death

Duration:

83 min

Genres:

Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi

IMDB rate:

6.4

Director:

Terence Fisher

Details

Country: UK

Filming Locations: Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK

Cast

Actor

Character

Anton Diffring

Hazel Court

Janine Du Bois

Christopher Lee

Dr. Pierre Gerrard

Arnold Marlé

Dr. Ludwig Weiss

Delphi Lawrence

Margo Philippe

Francis De Wolff

Inspector Legris

Ronald Adam

Second Doctor (uncredited)

Marie Burke

Woman At Private View (uncredited)

John Harrison

Servant (uncredited)

Ian Hewitson

Roget (uncredited)

Gerda Larsen

Street Girl (uncredited)

Charles Lloyd Pack

Man At Private View (uncredited)

Frederick Rawlings

Footman (uncredited)

Michael Ripper

Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

Denis Shaw

Tavern Customer (uncredited)

Barry Shawzin

Third Doctor (uncredited)

Lockwood West

First Doctor (uncredited)

Middleton Woods

Little Man (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Ludwig Weiss was born in 1801.

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Anton Diffring was the second choice for the role of Georges Bonnet, after Peter Cushing turned it down shortly before filming began. When Cushing claimed illness after breaking his oral commitment, the studio threatened legal action against its biggest star but didn't follow through.

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The film takes place in Paris in 1890.

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Goofs

The prostitute says to George to watch out for the 'dust bins' in the dark alley. The term is common to England but not France.

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Quotes

Margo Philippe: [Frightened, as Bonner metamorphisizes] Your eyes! What's the matter with your eyes?

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Janine Du Bois: [about the disappearance of Margo] But that's terrible. What could have happened?

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Dr. Georges Bonner: [Before unveiling the bust] I would like to say at this stage that any credit due for what you are about to see should be laid at the feet of my charming young model. An artist cannot form a thing of beauty unless he has a thing of beauty from which to draw inspiration.

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