The Body Snatcher
1945 · directed by Robert Wise
- Rating
- 75/100
- Hit
- no
Edinburgh, 1831. Among those who undertake the illegal trade of grave robbery is Gray, ostensibly a cab driver. Formerly a medical student convicted of grave robbery, Gray holds a grudge against Dr. MacFarlane who had escaped detection and punishment.
The Body Snatcher (1945), directed by Robert Wise, rates 75/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Boris Karloff
- Bela Lugosi
- Henry Daniell
- Edith Atwater
- Russell Wade
- Rita Corday
- Sharyn Moffett
- Donna Lee
- Ted Billings
- Bobby Burns
Crew
- Robert De Grasse — Director of Photography
- J.R. Whittredge — Editor
- Roy Webb — Original Music Composer
- Philip MacDonald — Screenplay
- Val Lewton — Screenplay
More from Robert Wise
- West Side Story (1961) — 96/100 · hit
- The Sound of Music (1965) — 84/100 · hit
- Executive Suite (1954) — 83/100 · hit
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) — 81/100 · hit
- I Want to Live! (1958) — 81/100 · hit
- The Set-Up (1949) — 79/100
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