---
title: 'The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Gilling'
released: '1960-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-flesh-and-the-fiends-1960'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052811/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)

1960 · 97 min · Horror · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Flesh and the Fiends is a 1960 British horror film directed by John Gilling, from a screenplay co-written with Leon Griffiths, and starring Peter Cushing, June Laverick, Donald Pleasence and George Rose. It is based on the true case of Burke and Hare, who murdered at least 16 people in 1828 Edinburgh and sold their bodies for anatomical research.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Gilling](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-gilling)
- **Screenplay:** [John Gilling](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-gilling), [Leon Griffiths](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-griffiths)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stanley Black](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-black)
- **Producer:** [Robert S. Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-s-baker), [Monty Berman](https://cinepixo.com/people/monty-berman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Monty Berman](https://cinepixo.com/people/monty-berman)

## Cast

- [Esma Cannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/esma-cannon)
- [George Woodbridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-woodbridge)
- [Garard Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/garard-green)
- [Renée Houston](https://cinepixo.com/people/renee-houston)
- [Andrew Faulds](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-faulds)
- [John Cairney](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cairney)
- [Philip Leaver](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-leaver)
- [Raf De La Torre](https://cinepixo.com/people/raf-de-la-torre)
- [Billie Whitelaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/billie-whitelaw)
- [June Laverick](https://cinepixo.com/people/june-laverick)
- [Steven Berkoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-berkoff)
- [George Rose](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-rose)
- [Melvyn Hayes](https://cinepixo.com/people/melvyn-hayes)
- [Donald Pleasence](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-pleasence)
- [Peter Cushing](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-cushing)

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