Tigon Films
The Creeping Flesh – 1973

A Tigon Production
92 Mins
Storyline
A Victorian-age scientist returns to London with his paleontological bag-of-bones discovery from Papua New Guinea. When exposed to water, flesh returns to the bones unleashing a malevolent being on the scientist’s family and friends.



Hammer Connections – 19
Role | Credited | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Tigon Credits | Hammer Credits | |
CREW - 7 | ||||||||
Art Direction by | George Provis | 69 | 1908 | 1989 | 81 | 1 | 2 | |
Camera Operator | John Harris | 47 | 15 May 1925 | 3 Jul 2012 | 87 | 2 | 2 | |
Continuity | Pamela Davies | 5 Jan 1986 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Directed by | Freddie Francis | 48 | 22 Dec 1924 | 17 Mar 2007 | 82 | 1 | 6 | |
Director of Photography | Norman Warwick | 52 | 13 Jul 1920 | 26 Aug 1994 | 74 | 1 | 5 | |
Hairdresser | Barbara Ritchie | 45 | 31 Dec 1927 | 1 Jan 1990 | 62 | 1 | 2 | |
Makeup Artist | Roy Ashton | 63 | 16 Apr 1909 | 10 Jan 1995 | 85 | 2 | 36 | |
CAST - 12 | ||||||||
Barman | Harry Locke | 60 | 10 Dec 1912 | 7 Sep 1987 | 74 | 1 | 2 | |
Carter | Michael Ripper | 59 | 27 Jan 1913 | 28 Jun 2000 | 87 | 1 | 34 | |
Emily | Catherine Finn | 57 | 7 Feb 1915 | 1 Mar 1980 | 65 | 1 | 1 | |
Emmanuel Hildern | Peter Cushing | 59 | 26 May 1913 | 11 Aug 1994 | 81 | 2 | 24 | |
Emmanuel's Wife | Jenny Runacre | 26 | 18 Aug 1946 | 76 | 1 | 1 | ||
Female Assistant | Marianne Stone | 50 | 23 Aug 1922 | 21 Dec 2009 | 87 | 1 | 9 | |
Inspector | Duncan Lamont | 54 | 17 Jun 1918 | 19 Dec 1978 | 60 | 1 | 7 | |
James Hildern | Christopher Lee | 50 | 27 May 1922 | 7 Jun 2015 | 93 | 3 | 22 | |
Karl | Maurice Bush | 42 | 3 Jun 1930 | Aug 99 | 69 | 1 | 1 | |
Lenny | Kenneth J. Warren | 43 | 25 Sep 1929 | 27 Aug 1973 | 43 | 1 | 2 | |
Sailor | Tony Wright | 47 | 10 Dec 1925 | 7 Jun 1989 | 63 | 1 | 1 | |
Waterlow | George Benson | 61 | 11 Jan 1911 | 17 Jun 1983 | 72 | 1 | 2 |
Footnotes
Freddie Francis took over directing from Don Sharp at short notice.
This film is often mistaken for a “Hammer” production, mainly by the casting of “Hammer” veteran lead actors Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, supporting players Michael Ripper and Duncan Lamont, make-up artist Roy Ashton and cinematographer turned director Freddie Francis.
Larry Taylor was dubbed by Michael Ripper.
Details were complied viewing the actual film.
Source of viewing copy – The Hammer Graveyard Collection