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Famous organist Anton Phibes is horribly disfigured in an automobile accident while rushing to the side of his sick wife...
Famous organist Anton Phibes is horribly disfigured in an automobile accident while rushing to the side of his sick wife and presumed to be dead in this horror-comedy starring Vincent Price and Joseph Cotten.
Once Phibes learns that his wife died on the operating table, he is convinced the doctors are responsible and begins exacting his revenge on all those involved.
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88 %41 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
75 %8,724 reviewsAudience score rating
"A kitschy homage to the sillier horror pictures of the 1930s and well worth a look."
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TV Guide
TV Guide"Often amusing, occasionally sickening, always impressive for the imaginative Art Deco sets."
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Time Out
Time Out"Anachronistic period horror musical camp fantasy is a fair description."
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Variety
Variety"Features Vincent Price in one of his most memorable roles."
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The Times
The Times"Grotesquely gorgeous."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"Highly enjoyable."
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader"It has, incidentally, a really well thought out revenge plot."
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The Telegraph
The Telegraph"Mr. Fuest makes very tolerable use of his means: added to which he has the overwhelming advantage of Vincent Price as the Abominable Doctor."
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Financial Times
Financial TimesThe Abominable Dr. Phibes | Details
- Rating
- PG, Violence
- Runtime
- 94
- Genre
- Comedy, Horror
- Country of origin
- UK
