Plot
Long thought dead, the victim of a horrible accident, Dr. Anton Phibes (Vincent Price) still lives, surrounded by art-deco bric-a-brac and attended by mute beauty Vulnavia (Virginia North). Outwardly normal in appearance, Phibes actually wears a rubber mask, covering his hideously deformed countenance; giving away the artifice is the fact that, when he dines, he takes his food through his neck rather than his mouth. Able to speak only when plugging a wire into his damaged vocal chords, Phibes elucidates his plan to murder the medical team whom he holds responsible for the death of his wife. Each of the killings is patterned after the ten deadly plagues. Phibes saves his worst for last: trapping chief surgeon Dr. Vesalius in his lair, Phibes forces the hapless medico into a race against time to save the life of his own son. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviReview
Vincent Price gives a tour-de-force performance in his 100th film, a tongue-in-cheek horror about a hideously scarred genius whose wife (Caroline Munro) dies on the operating table. Phibes vows revenge, patterning his murders after the biblical Plagues of Egypt. Bees, bats, locusts, and frogs are utilized in imaginative ways, the art-deco set design is gorgeous, and the supporting cast includes notable turns by Joseph Cotten and Terry-Thomas. This is a very entertaining picture, and -- next to Theatre of Blood -- is one of Price's most enjoyable efforts of the '70s. Dr. Phibes Rises Again! followed the next year. ~ Robert Firsching, RoviCast
- Vincent Price - Dr. Anton Phibes
- Joseph Cotten - Dr. Vesalius
- Virginia North - Vulnavia
- Terry-Thomas - Dr. Longstreet
- Hugh Griffith - Rabbi
Credit
Bernard Reeves - Art Director, Elsa Fennell - Costume Designer, Frank Ernst - First Assistant Director, Robert Fuest - Director, Tristam V. Cones - Editor, Samuel Z. Arkoff - Executive Producer, James H. Nicholson - Executive Producer, Basil Kirchin - Composer (Music Score), Jack Nathan - Composer (Music Score), Norman Warwick - Cinematographer, Ronald S. Dunas - Producer, Louis M. Heyward - Producer, Brian Eatwell - Set Designer, George Blackwell - Special Effects, Dennis Whitlock - Sound/Sound Designer, James Whiton - Screenwriter, William Goldstein - Screenwriter| The Abnormal Female (1969 Film), The Ableminded Lady (1922 Film) | |
| The Abominable Snow Rabbit (1961 Film), The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas (1957 Film) |
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