Horror ·Science Fiction · United Kingdom · 1959 · 1h 23m

The Man Who Could Cheat Death

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Director
Terence Fisher
Cast
Anton Diffring as Dr. Georges Bonner Hazel Court as Janine Dubois Christopher Lee as Dr. Pierre Gerrard Arnold Marlé as Prof. Ludwig Weiss Delphi Lawrence as Margo Phillipe Francis de Wolff as Insp. LeGris
Crew
Jack Asher — Director of Photography John Dunsford — Editor Richard Rodney Bennett — Original Music Composer Jimmy Sangster — Screenplay Michael Carreras — Producer Bernard Robinson — Production Design
Tagline

HIS HIDEOUS OBSESSION LED HIM TO COMMIT GHASTLY CRIMES OF PASSION AND VIOLENCE.

Synopsis

Dr. Bonner plans to live forever through periodic gland transplants from younger, healthier human victims. Bonner looks about 40; he's really 104 years old. But people are starting to get suspicious, and he may not make 200.

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Mood & Themes
remakemad doctorcentenariantransplantadrenal gland
Key Collaborators
Terence Fisher Director Jack Asher Director of Photography John Dunsford Editor Richard Rodney Bennett Original Music Composer Jimmy Sangster Screenplay Michael Carreras Producer Bernard Robinson Production Design
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