The Abominable Dr. Phibes

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Cast

Vincent Price
as Dr. Phibes

Joseph Cotten
as Dr. Vesalius

Hugh Griffith
as Rabbi

Virginia North
as Vulnavia

Terry-Thomas
as Dr. Longstreet

Aubrey Woods
as Goldsmith

Susan Travers
as Nurse Allan

Alex Scott
as Dr. Hargreaves

Peter Gilmore
as Dr. Kitaj

Edward Burnham
as Dr. Dunwoody

Peter Jeffrey
as Inspector Trout

Maurice Kaufmann
as Dr. Whitcombe

Norman Jones
as Sgt. Schenley

Derek Godfrey
as Crow

John Cater
as Waverly

Barbara Keogh
as Mrs. Frawley

Sean Bury
as Lem Vesalius

James Grout
as Sergeant

Walter Horsbrugh
as Ross

Alister Williamson
as 1st Policeman

Thomas Heathcote
as 2nd Policeman

Caroline Munro
as Mrs. Victoria Phibes

David Hutcheson
as Dr. Hedgepath

Ian Marter
as 3rd Policeman

Julian Grant
as 4th Policeman

Dallas Adams
as Police Official

Alan Zipson
as Police Official

John Laurie
as Darrow

Charles Farrell
as Chauffeur

John Franklyn
as Graveyard Attendant

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Critic Reviews for The Abominable Dr. Phibes

Audience Reviews for The Abominable Dr. Phibes

• Jan 02, 2016

  It's a 70's version of Seven - and all that implies.
  Marcus W Super Reviewer
• Oct 04, 2013

  A wind-up orchestra nicknamed the "Clockwork Wizards", reenactments of biblical curses and a phonograph in order to talk are only the faintly peculiar oddities in this olive-black, droll hybrid of operatic horror and Grand Guignol comedy. Since his face has been corroded away, Price conveys all of his vengeful emotions and homicidal frivolity with his disembodied, alto voice and his expressively mischievous eyes. Phibes' lair is a masterstroke of geisha design with a rich lavender-and-pink color palette. For a film with such an outrageously shlocky premise, the death scenes are underwhelming and tame with the particularly gruesome details held off-screen like the aftermath of a locust attack. An acid-rigged contraption by Phibes is obviously an influence for the elaborate traps for the 'Saw' franchise. The film achieves the requisite spookiness when Phibes is cavorting in his hideout with his mannequin band. To be fair though, the objective is a fiendishly funny and classy hurrah for Price and as a showcase for the erstwhile cult-classic maven, it more than delivers.
  

  Cory T Super Reviewer
• Jun 10, 2013

  The is from the MGM Midnite Movies Double Feature Collection. These movies are always worth getting and make a fine collection. Sheer terror doesn't get much more frightening than this. Scare-master Vincent Price plays a doctor who loses his voice in a car accident, but can still speak by way of an electronic device. He vows revenge on the nine doctors that were responsible for an unsuccessful surgery attempt on his wife, Victoria. He, along with his fiendish but sexy assistant Vulnavia (Virginia North), murder them one by one in such grotesque ways as draining one guy of all his blood, attacking a nurse with a swarm of locusts, and giving an attendee of a costume party a frog mask that becomes so tight around his neck that it snaps his head off. The sheer audacity of these grisly murders, along with Price's meticulous and methodical planning, make for a one-of a-kind scary experience. 4 stars 6-08-13
  Bruce B Super Reviewer
• Jan 04, 2013

  This film set the scene for many horror movies to come (Saw is one very noteworthy one). I have a rule that any film starring Vincent Price is good, and this film didn't fail that rule. However, this film did fall short of my expectations. Reenacting exodus' plagues was a cool idea, but I think they could have done better with it.
  Horrific R Super Reviewer

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