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''[[The Flesh and The Fiends (1959 film)]]'' AKA ''Mania'', ''The Fiendish Ghouls'', ''Psycho Killers''  

==Summary==
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"Coffins looted! Cadavers dissected!" In 1828 Scotland, Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Knox does medical research on cadavers he buys from murderers Burke and Hare, without questioning the unethical procurement methods.

==Details==
[[File:Fleshandfiends 1960film.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Promotional Image for ''The Flesh and The Fiends (1959 film)''...]]
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* Release Date:  1959
* Country/Language:  UK, English
* Genres/Technical:  Crime, Drama, Horror
* Setting:  [[Gaslight]] [[Scotland]]
* Runtime:  1 hr 37 min  
* Starring:  [[Peter Cushing]], June Laverick, [[Donald Pleasence]]
* Director:  John Gilling
* Writer:  John Gilling
* Producer/Production Co:  Triad Productions
* View Trailer: ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueLb2JNIfA4 link])
* Wikipedia: ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flesh_and_the_Fiends link])
* IMDb: ([https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052811/ link]) 
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==Ratings==
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* Rated:  Unrated (perhaps equivalent to PG for Violence and mild Nudity in some versions)

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Review Links:
* Video review at Trailers from Hell (Joe Dante) - Covers one of the versions recut for American audiences (The Fiendish Ghouls)
* Video review by Phil Brown ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb-v0OIbpxw Link]) - covers the first of the American Versions (Mania) ([https://youtu.be/nlG7kU8uK2s link])
* Review at The Terror Trap (3.5 Stars) ([http://www.terrortrap.com/reviewsdatabase/f/flesh_and_the_fiends.php link])
* Review by Scott Ashlin at 1000 Misspent Hours and Counting (3/5 Stars) ([http://www.1000misspenthours.com/reviews/reviewse-g/fleshandthefiends.htm link])
* Review by Rob Silvera at The Midnight Monster Show ([http://midnightmonstershow.com/?p=1365 link])
* Review by Frank Veenstra at BobaFett1138 (9/10) ([http://bobafett1138.sealteam1138.com/2011/02/flesh-and-fiends-1960-directed-by-john.html link])
* Review at The Telltale Mind ([https://thetelltalemind.com/2016/02/18/dealing-with-devils-the-flesh-and-the-fiends-1960/ link])
* Scene/Poster gallery at The Telltale Mind ([https://thetelltalemind.com/2016/02/18/the-flesh-and-the-fiends-1960-the-visuals/ link])


==Synopsis (SPOILERS)==
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In 1828 Scotland, Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Knox does medical research on cadavers he buys from murderers Burke and Hare, without questioning the unethical procurement methods.
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==Notes==

===Comments, Trivia, Dedication===
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* Based loosely on the the real-life story of grave robbers Burke and Hare. 

 

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