The Horrible Dr. Hichcock

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The Horrible Dr. Hichcock

1962

1h 16m

Horror

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A necrophiliac (Robert Flemyng) remarries and tries to revive his first wife, whom he accidentally killed.

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Kat Sachs

Chicago Reader

Nov 3, 2025

The horror isn’t visceral but rather suggestive; there’s not much to see as much as feel.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Jan 26, 2024

4/5

…the action might be a little slow, and the score a little frenzied, but if you came to scoff at the Hitchcock-ian borrowings here, you’ll converted; the horrible Dr. Hichcock isn’t horrible at all, in fact, it’s quite a hypnotic little minor gem…

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

Sep 12, 2016

3/4

never overtly gory, but it has an overall atmosphere or depravity that is hard to shake off. Horace Walpole and Ann Radcliffe would be proud.

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

Oct 29, 2013

8/10

While there's a lot to like about the film as pure Gothic horror, it's at its very best when it's asking unresolved, uncomfortable questions about sexual behavior.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Apr 19, 2011

B

A well-made haunting Italian Gothic horror film.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jul 31, 2005

2/5

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Dallas H

@FozzieMcFly Feb 3, 2026

My initial thought was to label it as another Hammer Films production, because it has the vibe and tone of one from the start. But it is an Italian Gothic horror movie. And I enjoyed watching it! Worthy of a repeat viewing later on.

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Sabrina F

@Thorne628 Mar 19, 2024

This is honestly a 2.5 star-film, but I have to give allowances for the fact that it could not really lean into one of its huge themes-a certain sexual proclivity of Dr. Hichcock's. I think this movie would have worked better if it was just a retelling of Bluebeard. Instead, the ending felt tacked on-like a different type of film altogether. And believe me, that reveal deserved an explanation. That said, it excels at the usual gothic trappings: setting, costumes, and a constant sense of dread.

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Aug 23, 2020

L'ORRIBILE SEGRETO DEL DR. HICHCOCK / THE HORRIBLE DR. HICHCOCK is an excellent Gothic period horror piece that has an entertaining and respectable story. The well written screenplay, with satisfying performances by the entire cast and extremely well executed and authentic feeling Gothic sets, costumes, science/medical and technology references for the time period make this a truly great film. It is truly well worth a viewing!

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Mar 1, 2014

Eerie Gothic Beauty, Demented Perversion and the Wonderful Barbara Steele--Victorian sexual fetishes in Technicolor!!

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Synopsis

A necrophiliac (Robert Flemyng) remarries and tries to revive his first wife, whom he accidentally killed.

Director: Robert Davidson
Screenwriter: Ernesto Gastaldi
Production Co: Panda Film
Genre: Horror
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 29, 2019
Runtime: 1h 16m

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