The Man Who Could Cheat Death

The Man Who Could Cheat Death

1959 · 83 min · EN · 5.8 (82 votes)
Dir. Terence Fisher · Starring Anton Diffring, Hazel Court, Christopher Lee, Arnold Marlé, Delphi Lawrence, Francis de Wolff · Music Richard Rodney Bennett

“HIS HIDEOUS OBSESSION LED HIM TO COMMIT GHASTLY CRIMES OF PASSION AND VIOLENCE.”

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Dr. Bonner plans to live forever through periodic gland transplants from younger, healthier human victims. Bonner looks about 40; he's really 104 years old. But people are starting to get suspicious, and he may not make 200.

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A chillingly earnest mad scientist tale. It feels like a fever dream of Gothic dread and vintage sci-fi, where the pursuit of eternal life leads to increasingly gruesome and unsettling experiments. Perfect for a spooky, campy night in.

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