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The Abominable Dr. Phibes

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The Abominable Dr. Phibes
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NR,1hr 34min
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1971
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GT Media
Synopsis: 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 ... Full Synopsis
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Vincent Price gives a tour-de-force performance in his 100th film, a tongue-in-cheek horror about a hideously scarred genius whose wife (Caroline Munro) dies on the operating table. Phibes vows revenge, patterning his murders after the biblical Plagues of Egypt. Bees, bats, locusts, and frogs are utilized in imaginative ways, the art-deco set design is gorgeous, and the supporting cast includes notable ... Full Review
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Dr. Anton Phibes
Dr. Vesalius
Vulnavia
Dr. Longstreet
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