The Creeping Flesh

• Director: Freddie Francis
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• Genre: Horror
• Movie Type: Supernatural Horror
• Main Cast: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee
• Release Year: 1972
• Country: UK
• Run Time: 91 minutes
• MPAA Rating: PG

Plot

Peter Cushing delivers one of his finest hand-wringing performances as Emmanuel Hildern, a Victorian man of science who relates a mad tale of horror to his half-brother and professional rival James (Christopher Lee). His tale begins with the discovery of the weird skeletal remains of a large unknown humanoid in Papua, new Guinea, which he carts back to England for study. Even more unusual than the skeleton's ghastly appearance is its ability to grow new flesh when moistened with water. Further research reveals that the creature may actually be instilled with the very essence of malevolence (basically freeze-dried, instant evil), indicating that it would be best kept out of the rain. Despite an incongruous subplot involving the doctor's insane daughter, whom he believes can be cured by injections of serum derived from the creature's reanimated tissue, this is an effectively creepy period piece with heady Gothic atmosphere (and a neat twist ending) that ranks among director Freddie Francis's finest work. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide

Cast

George Benson - Waterlow; Peter Cushing - Emmanuel Hildern; Alexandra Dane - Whore; Lorna Heilbron - Penelope; Duncan Lamont - Inspector; Christopher Lee - James Hildern; Harry Locke - Barman; Michael Ripper - Carter; Jenny Runacre - Marguerite; Marianne Stone - Female Assistant; Hedger Wallace - Dr. Perry; Kenneth J. Warren - Lenny; Tony Wright - Sailor; Catherine Finn - Emily; Robert Swann - Young Aristocrat

Credit

George Provis - Art Director, Freddie Francis - Director, Oswald Hafenrichter - Editor, Norman Priggen - Executive Producer, Tony Tenser - Executive Producer, Paul Ferris - Composer (Music Score), Roy Ashton - Makeup, John Harris - Camera Operator, Norman Warwick - Cinematographer, Michael Redbourn - Producer, Jonathan Rumbold - Screen Story, Peter Spenceley - Screen Story, Jonathan Rumbold - Screenwriter, Peter Spenceley - Screenwriter

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