Summary
Long thought dead, the victim of a horrible accident, Dr. Anton Phibes (Vincent Price) still lives, surrounded by art-deco bric-a-brac and attended by mute beauty Vulnavia (Virginia North). Outwardly normal in appearance, Phibes actually wears a rubber mask, covering his hideously deformed countenance; giving away the artifice is the fact that, when he dines, he takes his food through his neck rather than his mouth. Able to speak only when plugging a wire into his damaged vocal chords, Phibes elucidates his plan to murder the medical team whom he holds responsible for the death of his wife. Each of the killings is patterned after the ten deadly plagues. Phibes saves his worst for last: trapping chief surgeon Dr. Vesalius in his lair, Phibes forces the hapless medico into a race against time to save the life of his own son. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Additional Information
| Series | MGM presents Midnite movies. |
| Subjects |
Horror films.
Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Santa Monica, CA :MGM Home Entertainment,2001 |
| Edition | Widescreen version. |
| Other Titles | Abominable Doctor Phibes |
| Contributors |
Price, Vincent,
1911-1993. Cotten, Joseph, 1905-1994. Griffith, Hugh, 1912-1980. Terry-Thomas, 1911-1990. North, Virginia. Fuest, Robert. Whiton, James. Goldstein, William. American International Pictures (1956-1980) |
| Participants/Performers |
Vincent Price, Joseph Cotten, Hugh Griffith, Terry-Thomas, Virginia North. |
| Audience |
Rated PG-13. |
| Language |
English French Spanish Includes French and Spanish dubbed versions and subtitles in French and Spanish. Closed-captioned. |
| Notes |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1971. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Description |
1 DVD (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 0792848640 |
| Other | Classic View |