---
title: 'Burke & Hare (2010)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Landis'
released: '2010-10-29'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/burke-hare-2010'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1320239/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Burke & Hare (2010)

2010 · 91 min · Comedy, History · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Burke & Hare is a 2010 British black comedy film, loosely based on the Burke and Hare murders of 1828. Directed by John Landis from an original screenplay by Nick Moorcroft and Piers Ashworth, the film stars Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis as William Burke and William Hare respectively. It was Landis' first feature film release in 12 years, the last being 1998's Susan's Plan. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 29 October 2010. As of 2026, it remains Landis' most recent feature film directorial effort.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Landis](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-landis)
- **Screenplay:** [Nick Moorcroft](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-moorcroft)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joby Talbot](https://cinepixo.com/people/joby-talbot), [Ben Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-foster-2)
- **Producer:** [Paul Brett](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-brett), [Barnaby Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/barnaby-thompson)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Mathieson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mathieson)
- **Editor:** [Mark Everson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-everson)

## Cast

- [Duncan Duff](https://cinepixo.com/people/duncan-duff)
- [Steve Speirs](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-speirs)
- [Bill Bailey](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-bailey)
- [Jenny Agutter](https://cinepixo.com/people/jenny-agutter)
- [Ella Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/ella-smith)
- [Simon Pegg](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-pegg)
- [Georgia King](https://cinepixo.com/people/georgia-king)
- [Michael Winner](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-winner)
- [Romain Gavras](https://cinepixo.com/people/romain-gavras)
- [Robert Fyfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-fyfe)
- [David Schofield](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-schofield)
- [Costa-Gavras](https://cinepixo.com/people/costa-gavras)
- [Robert Paynter](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-paynter)
- [Shelley Longworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/shelley-longworth)
- [Jessica Hynes](https://cinepixo.com/people/jessica-hynes)

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