Film197194 min

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

Name: The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Released: 1971
Duration: 94 min
Cast: Vincent Price, Joseph Cotten, Hugh Griffith, Terry-Thomas, Virginia North

Taste attributes: comedyhorrordetectiveunsavouryimaginarylineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, morally murky horror comedy, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.9 /10

TMDB · 207 votes

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Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Famous organist Anton Phibes is horribly disfigured in an automobile accident while rushing to the side of his sick wife and presumed to be dead. Once Phibes learns that his wife died on the operating table, he is convinced the doctors are responsible and begins exacting his revenge on all those involved.

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