Horror ·Science Fiction · Mexico · 1957 · 1h 20m

The Body Snatcher

Ladrón de cadáveres

The Body Snatcher poster
Director
Fernando Méndez
Cast
Wolf Ruvinskis as Guillermo Santana Carlos Riquelme as The Mad Scientist, alias Don Panchito Crox Alvarado as Capt. Carlos Robles Columba Domínguez as Lucía Eduardo Alcaraz as Police Chief Yerye Beirute as Cosme Ramírez, first henchman
Crew
Víctor Herrera — Director of Photography Jorge Busto — Editor Fernando Méndez — Writer Alejandro Verbitzky — Writer
Synopsis

A detective and his cowboy friend team up to stop a mad scientist who is stealing the bodies of murdered wrestlers, and bringing them back to life while electronically replacing their minds with those of animals to make them stronger and live longer. Posing as a successful masked wrestler, the cowboy quickly attracts the attention of the scientist and his henchmen as their next experimental subject...

Mood & Themes
mexicomad scientistpolice detectivegymgrave robbermurder investigationsports arenamind transferpro wrestlingsecret laboratoryrampaging monsterhuman monster
Key Collaborators
Fernando Méndez Director Víctor Herrera Director of Photography Jorge Busto Editor Fernando Méndez Writer Alejandro Verbitzky Writer
Follow the Thread

Fernando Méndez directed The Body Snatcher. Explore their complete filmography and the collaborators who shaped their vision.

Fernando Méndez's filmography → More Horror → More Science Fiction → Víctor Herrera's cinematography →
Agent-readable