Doctors are being murdered in a bizarre manner: bats, bees, killer frog masks, etc., which represent the nine Biblical plagues. The crimes are orchestrated by a demented organ player with the help of his mute assistant. The detective is stumped until he finds that all of the doctors being killed assisted a Dr. Vesalius on an unsuccessful operation involving the wife of Dr. Phibes, but he couldn’t be the culprit, could he? He was killed in a car crash upon learning of his wife’s death…

The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
  • Rating: (5,553 votes)
  • Taglines:HE CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD FOR REVENGE with Nine Diabolical Curses ... BEES ... BATS ... BEASTS ... BLOOD ... FROGS ... HAIL ... LOCUSTS ... DARKNESS ... DEATH! THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES ... the most terrifying film you will ever see! » Probably the most terrifying film you will ever see! »
  • Runtime:94 minutes
  • Director: Robert Fuest
  • Countries:UK, USA
  • Actors:
    Dr. Anton Phibes
    Vincent Price
    Dr. Vesalius
    Joseph Cotten
    Rabbi
    Hugh Griffith
    Dr. Longstreet
    Terry-Thomas
    Vulnavia
    Virginia North
    Inspector Trout
    Peter Jeffrey
    Crow
    Derek Godfrey
    Sgt. Tom Schenley
    Norman Jones
    Superintendent Waverley
    John Cater
    Goldsmith
    Aubrey Woods
  • Genres:Horror, Thriller
  • Producers:
    Samuel Z. Arkoff
    executive producer  
    Ronald Dunas
    producer (as Ronald S. Dunas) 
    Louis M. Heyward
    producer  
    James H. Nicholson
    executive producer  
  • Plots: Doctors are being murdered in a bizarre manner: bats, bees, killer frog masks, etc., which represent the nine Biblical plagues. The crimes are orchestrated by a demented organ player with the help of his mute assistant. The detective is stumped until he finds that all of the doctors being killed assisted a Dr. Vesalius on an unsuccessful operation involving the wife of Dr. Phibes, but he couldn't be the culprit, could he? He was killed in a car crash upon learning of his wife's death... Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
  • User's comment:Campy cult classic with perfect performance... by dwpollar

    1st watched 12/11/2004 - 7 out of 10(DIr-Robert Fuest): Campy cult classic with perfect performance and role by Vincent Price who does most of the job through his facial expressions and presence. The story revolves around a dead-like "Dr. Phibes" playing his organ, directing music, dancing and ceremoniously killing off the surgeons who failed to fix his wife after a car accident. He uses the Pharoah's curses as the basis for each killing and he inventively makes each one unique and grins and even applauds himself after one demise. Some subtle British humor is also thrown in for extra but all that's needed with this one is Price and this role to make it classic horror-camp.


  • Quotes: Dr. Phibes: Love means never having to say you're ugly. Dr. Vesalius: Your wife no, Phibes, but you I will kill! Dr. Phibes: But you can't, Doctor Vesalius. I am already... dead.
  • Also known as: O Abominável Dr. Phibes (Brazil), O Abominável Dr. Phibes (Portugal - imdb display title), A förtelmes Dr. Phibes (Hungary - imdb display title), Champagner für den Satan (West Germany - video title), Das Schreckenskabinett des Dr. Phibes (West Germany), Den blodtörstige hämnaren (Sweden), Dr. Phibes (USA - promotional title), Dr. Phibes - den fasansfulle (Sweden), El abominable Dr. Phibes (Spain), L'abominable Doctor Phibes (Spain - Catalan title), L'abominable Dr. Phibes (France), L'abominevole Dr. Phibes (Italy), O satanikos doktor Phibes (Greece - transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title), Odrazajacy dr Phibes (Poland), Ohavny Dr. Phibes (Czechoslovakia), The Curse of Dr. Phibes ( - undefined), Vampyrens hämnd (Finland - imdb display title, Swedish title), Vampyyrin kosto (Finland),

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