THE ANATOMIST (1961)

February 28, 2006, 8:54 pm

Producer Richard Gordon's take on the Burke & Hare tale seems to have dropped out of sight. With an incredible cast, this deserves rediscovery.

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Re: THE ANATOMIST (1961)

March 1, 2006, 3:58 am

Sinister offers it, VHS only. Diarmuid Kelly and Michael Ripper make a truly scary, vicious Burke and Hare, but I found it very talky and stagey.

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Re: THE ANATOMIST (1961)

March 1, 2006, 3:09 pm

FLESH AND THE FIENDS is probably the better told tale, but the players on hand here do make this one worthwhile.

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Re: THE ANATOMIST (1961)

February 12, 2010, 3:00 pm

THE ANATOMIST wasn't a really feature film, which is why it has managed to stay out of the reference books. It was a made-for-British TV movie which was picked up for theatrical release in the US....

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PhantomXCI wrote:...the production values are very cheap...Indeed, it was made for Britain's first commercial television station, ITV, which was buying in all kinds of cheap outside product in order...

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Re: THE ANATOMIST (1961)

February 12, 2010, 4:50 pm

<< Producer Richard Gordon's take on the Burke & Hare tale << R.G. didn't produce it, but he helped get it distributed in the U.S. Harry Alan Towers had the rights but was hiding from...

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Re: THE ANATOMIST (1961)

March 6, 2010, 9:53 pm

Aside from Alastair Sim and Michael Ripper, there's not really much to look at. I don't know; Adrienne Corri and Jill Bennett are on hand....

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Re: THE ANATOMIST (1961)

October 7, 2015, 1:45 am

Which DVD out there is the best? Amazon has a "Sinister Cinema" version and a "Televista" version.

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Re: THE ANATOMIST (1961)

October 10, 2015, 3:33 pm

Was the production filmed or videotaped?Speaking of ITV, does anyone know if the other early ITV serials Trollenburg Terror & Strange World of Planet X (the latter from the long OP novel by Rene...

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