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title: 'The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Fuest'
released: '1971-05-18'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-abominable-dr-phibes-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066740/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)

1971 · 89 min · Fantasy, Horror · Australia, United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Abominable Dr. Phibes is a 1971 British comedy horror film directed by Robert Fuest, and written by James N. Whiton and William Goldstein. It stars Vincent Price in the title role, Dr. Anton Phibes, who blames his wife's death on the medical team that attended to her surgery four years earlier, and sets out to exact vengeance on each one. He is inspired in his murder spree by the Ten Plagues of Egypt from the Old Testament. The film co-stars Joseph Cotten, Hugh Griffith, Terry-Thomas, Virginia North, with an uncredited Caroline Munro appearing as Phibes's wife.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Fuest](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-fuest)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Fuest](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-fuest)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Basil Kirchin](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-kirchin)
- **Producer:** [Samuel Z. Arkoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-z-arkoff), [James H. Nicholson](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-h-nicholson), [Louis M. Heyward](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-m-heyward)
- **Director of Photography:** [Norman Warwick](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-warwick)

## Cast

- [John Laurie](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-laurie)
- [George Eastman](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-eastman)
- [Peter Gilmore](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-gilmore)
- [Hugh Griffith](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-griffith)
- [Virginia North](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-north)
- [Paul Frees](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-frees)
- [Peter Jeffrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-jeffrey)
- [Alex Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-scott)
- [Caroline Munro](https://cinepixo.com/people/caroline-munro)
- [Charles Farrell](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-farrell-2)
- [Joseph Cotten](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-cotten)
- [Terry-Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-thomas)
- [Vincent Price](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-price)

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