Amicus Films
The Abominable Dr Phibes – 1971

An Amicus Production
Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, England
94 Mins
Storyline
Doctor, scientist, organist, and biblical scholar Anton Phibes seeks revenge on the nine doctors he considers responsible for the death of his wife.



Hammer Connections – 16
Role | Credited | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Amicus Credits | Hammer Credits | |
CREW - 8 | ||||||||
Costume Supervisor | Ivy Baker | 55 | 16 Jul 1916 | 1 | 1 | |||
Costumes: Vulnavia | Brian Cox | 25 | 1 Jun 1946 | 76 | 1 | 1 | ||
Dubbing Editor | Peter Lennard | 32 | 1 Sep 1938 | 13 Feb 2022 | 83 | 2 | 1 | |
Makeup Artist | Trevor Crole-Rees | 52 | 28 Aug 1918 | 30 Sep 1982 | 64 | 2 | 1 | |
Producer | Louis M. Heyward | 62 | 18 Mar 1909 | 21 Feb 1985 | 75 | 2 | 1 | |
Production Manager | Richard F. Dalton | 36 | 7 Aug 1935 | 13 Feb 2022 | 86 | 2 | 1 | |
Sound Recordist | Les Hammond | 63 | 6 Jun 1908 | 1 | 8 | |||
Supervisory Electrician | Roy Bond | 1 | 1 | |||||
CAST - 8 | ||||||||
1st Policeman | Alister Williamson | 53 | 17 Jun 1918 | 19 May 1999 | 80 | 1 | 3 | |
2nd Policeman | Thomas Heathcote | 63 | 9 Sep 1907 | 5 Jan 1986 | 78 | 1 | 4 | |
Butler - Ross | Walter Horsbrugh | 67 | 15 Apr 1904 | 22 Oct 1973 | 69 | 1 | 1 | |
Crow | Derek Godfrey | 47 | 3 Jun 1924 | 18 Jun 1983 | 59 | 1 | 2 | |
Dr. Hargreaves | Alex Scott | 41 | 18 Sep 1929 | 25 Jun 2015 | 85 | 1 | 1 | |
Dr. Hedgepath | David Hutcheson | 66 | 14 Jun 1905 | 18 Feb 1976 | 70 | 1 | 1 | |
Mrs. Frawley | Barbara Keogh | 50 | 21 Apr 1921 | 25 Oct 2005 | 84 | 1 | 2 | |
Policeman Guard | Ron Gregory | 51 | 1920 | 25 May 2018 | 98 | 1 | 2 |
Footnotes
Peter Cushing was originally cast as Vesalius, but he declined because his wife was in poor health at the time.
A young Joanna Lumley appeared as a laboratory assistant, but her scenes were cut.
Phibes wife (shown in photos and in their double coffin at the end) was played by Caroline Munro. She wasn’t credited as she was under contract to Hammer Films at the time.
Details were complied viewing the actual film.
Source of viewing copy – The Hammer Graveyard Collection