The moon rises at a predestined angle and awakens the sleeping Dr. Phibes three years later. To his dismay, he finds his house has been demolished and his papyrus scrolls stolen, the scrolls he needs to find the Pharoah’s Tomb in Egypt, where the River of Life flows. After identifying the source of the papyrus theft, he packs and leaves for Egypt with his assistant Vulnavia, still intent upon awakening his dead wife Victoria. The parties responsible for the theft of Phibes’ scrolls suffer an attrition problem as Inspector Trout chases him across the world.

Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
  • Rating: (2,319 votes)
  • Taglines:Flesh crawls! Blood curdles! Phibes lives! » They Haven't Built The COFFIN That Can Hold HIM! »
  • Runtime:89 minutes
  • Director: Robert Fuest
  • Countries:UK, USA
  • Actors:
    Dr. Anton Phibes
    Vincent Price
    Darrus Biederbeck
    Robert Quarry
    Vulnavia
    Valli Kemp
    Inspecter Trout
    Peter Jeffrey
    Diana Trowbridge
    Fiona Lewis
    Harry Ambrose
    Hugh Griffith
    Captain
    Peter Cushing
    Miss Ambrose
    Beryl Reid
    Lombardo
    Terry-Thomas
    Superintendent Waverley
    John Cater
  • Genres:Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Romance
  • Producers:
    Samuel Z. Arkoff
    executive producer  
    Louis M. Heyward
    producer  
    James H. Nicholson
    executive producer  
  • Plot: The moon rises at a predestined angle and awakens the sleeping Dr. Phibes three years later. To his dismay, he finds his house has been demolished and his papyrus scrolls stolen, the scrolls he needs to find the Pharoah's Tomb in Egypt, where the River of Life flows. After identifying the source of the papyrus theft, he packs and leaves for Egypt with his assistant Vulnavia, still intent upon awakening his dead wife Victoria. The parties responsible for the theft of Phibes' scrolls suffer an attrition problem as Inspector Trout chases him across the world. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
  • User's comment:Bandleaders and Jazz trumpeters!!! by Bob Hunt (conn24h@talk21.com)

    Not as good as the first Phibes movie (The Abominable Dr...) but jolly good fun, so long as you're not expecting a horror movie! This is a comedy! The double act of Peter Jeffrey and John Cater as the bumbling police officers Trout and Waverley are a joy. Vincent Price, himself, often portrayed his characters with tongue firmly in cheek, (witness the AIP Corman series of E A Poe titles) and this is no exception. What I would like to know is what is the obsession with dance band leaders and jazz cornet/trumpeters all about? OK, its set in the 20s, (allegedly!) and the mechanical band look like an old dance band of the time, or is it just another in-joke probably lost on most viewers? I'll explain: Beiderbeck (Bix Beiderbecke - legendary cornettist, who died of drink at 28); Hackett (Bobby Hackett - cornettist often compared to Bix for his lyrical style); Baker (Harold "Shorty" Baker - one-time trumpeter for Duke Ellington. Or even Kenny Baker, English trumpeter of considerable ability); Shavers (Charlie Shavers - highly accomplished trumpeter from the 'swing era'); Stewart (Rex Stewart - cornettist with Duke Ellington during 30s/40s). Get the picture? Then we have two band leaders: Ambrose (English dance band leader from the 30s) and Lombardo (Guy Lombardo, Canadian dance band leader from the 20s and 30s). Obsessive or what? Never mind, I just thought I'd point it out!!!! Its still an enjoyable load of old nonsense all the same. 10 out of 10 for cheekiness, but overall a 7.


  • Quotes: Biederbeck: What kind of fiend are you? Phibes: The kind that wins, my friend. Dr. Phibes: I am protecting you, Victoria, from those who would discover us. I shall eliminate them all, one by one, my love. Yes, even Beiderbeck himself, if need be.
  • Also known as: A Câmara de Horrores do Abominável Dr. Phibes (Brazil), Die Rückkehr des Dr. Phibes (West Germany), Dr Phibes kommer tillbaka (Sweden), Dr Phibes powraca (Poland), Dr. Phibes Rises Again! (Australia - TV title), Dr. Phibes visszatér (Hungary - imdb display title), El retorn del Doctor Phibes (Spain - Catalan title), Frustrazione (Italy), Het geheim van Dr Phibes (Belgium - video box title, Flemish title), Het geheim van Dr. Phibes (Netherlands - video box title), Im Bund mit dem Teufel (West Germany), Le retour de l'abominable Dr. Phibes (France), O dr Phibes epistrefei (Greece - reissue title), O dr Phibes sikonetai ap' ton tafo tou (Greece - transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title), Retorno del doctor Phibes (Spain), Vampyren reser sig ur graven (Finland - imdb display title, Swedish title), Vampyyri nousee haudastaan (Finland),

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