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Degenerates into formula and farce, with Stephens' theatrical delivery adding the mortal blow.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
The Asphyx
If It Were In Your Power…Would You Sacrifice Your Wife…Your Children For Immortality? This Is The Story Of A Man Who Did!
1972 · 1h 39m · PG
Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction
Directed by
Peter Newbrook
Overview
Hugo is a brilliant turn-of-the-century scientist, loved and respected by his family and friends, admired by his colleagues. But he is a man quickly becoming obsessed with a curious and frightening question...What is the mysterious apparition found in the photographs of his dying subjects?
Director and cast
- Peter Newbrook Director
- Robert Powell as Giles Cunningham
- Robert Stephens as Sir Hugo Cunningham
- Jane Lapotaire as Christina Cunningham
- Alex Scott as Sir Edward Barett
- Ralph Arliss as Clive Cunningham
- Fiona Walker as Anna Wheatley
- Terry Scully as Pauper
- Tony Caunter as Warden
- Paul Bacon as 1st Member
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