The Asphyx

The Asphyx

1973 · 99 min · EN · PG · 6.0 (57 votes)
Dir. Peter Newbrook · Starring Robert Powell, Robert Stephens, Jane Lapotaire, Alex Scott, Ralph Arliss, Fiona Walker · Music Bill McGuffie

If It Were In Your Power…Would You Sacrifice Your Wife…Your Children For Immortality? This Is The Story Of A Man Who Did!

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Hugo is a brilliant turn-of-the-century scientist, loved and respected by his family and friends, admired by his colleagues. But he is a man quickly becoming obsessed with a curious and frightening question... what is the mysterious apparition found in the photographs of his dying subjects?

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A chilling, atmospheric descent into the supernatural. This period piece feels like a forgotten folk tale, exploring the dread of death and the unseen with a creeping, melancholic unease.

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