Two men go into business supplying medical colleges with cadavers by robbing graves.
Production
Hammer alumni crew squeezing every penny on authentic Edinburgh sets
Acting
Harry Andrews plays Dr. Knox with magnificent cold indifference
Director
Vernon Sewell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Vernon Sewell made this at 64, capping a career that began in 1930s British quota quickies — his final film was another Burke adaptation in 1985.
The 'Burke and Hare' story became so infamous that 'burking' entered medical slang for smothering patients to sell their bodies; this film arrived during a 1970s British horror comedy boom trying to replicate Theatre of Blood's success.
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