The Body Snatcher

Based On the book by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Body Snatcher is a 1945 American horror film directed by Robert Wise, based on the 1884 short story of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson. Philip MacDonald adapted the story for the screen, and producer Val Lewton, credited as "Carlos Keith", modified MacDonald's screenplay. The film stars Boris Karloff as John Gray, a cab driver who moonlights as a grave robber, and later murderer, to illegally supply Dr. MacFarlane (played by Henry Daniell) with cadavers for his classes, and makes mention of Burke, Hare, and Dr.

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Release date:

1945

Director:

Robert Wise

Cast:

Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Henry Daniell, Edith Atwater, Mary Gordon

Genre:

Fantasy, Horror

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1945 in adaptations