Burke and Hare

burkeandhare071312
release date February 3 1972
studio Redemption Films
director Vernon Sewell
writer Ernle Bradford
starring Derren Nesbitt, Harry Andrews, Glynn Edwards
rating
R
tagline The pimps and the prostitutes and the body-snatchers. The brothels and dens of iniquity.

Synopsis

When a man in their Edinburgh boarding house dies, poor Irish immigrants Burke (Derren Nesbitt) and Hare (Glynn Edwards) discover they can make good money by supplying corpses for scientific study to a doctor at the university medical school. Inconvenienced by the lack of available cadavers, the cunning pair soon turns to murder to maintain their revenue stream.

Official Review

Reviewed by Mike Erb …Read More

Images, Posters and Photos

Official Score: 2 / 5