A terrifying journey through the nightmare worlds of evil, insanity, and terrible revenge.
A Victorian scientist returns to London with his paleontological bag-of-bones discovery from Papua New Guinea. Unfortunately, when exposed to water, flesh returns to the bones, unleashing a malevolent entity on the scientist's family and friends.
The Creeping Flesh (1973) is a horror and science fiction film directed by Freddie Francis, released on February 12, 1973 with a runtime of 1h 32m. It stars Peter Cushing, Lorna Heilbron, Christopher Lee and George Benson. Viewers rate it 5.9 out of 10 across 115 ratings.
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Peter Cushing
as Emmanuel Hildern
Lorna Heilbron
as Penelope Hildern
Christopher Lee
as James Hildern
George Benson
as Waterlow
Catherine Finn
as Emily
Hedger Wallace
as Doctor Perry
Duncan Lamont
as Inspector
Kenneth J. Warren
as Charles Lenny
Larry Taylor
as Chief Asylum Warder
Harry Locke
as Barman
Robert Swann
as Young Aristocrat
Jenny Runacre
as Marguerite Hildern
Directed by Freddie Francis, written by Peter Spenceley and Jonathan Rumbold, produced by Michael P. Redbourn.
Average viewer score of 5.9/10 from 115 ratings.
I love both the horror films of Britain's Hammer Studios and the pairings of Sir Peter Cushing and Sir Christopher Lee so very much. Though this is one of their latter and lesser-known, it doesn't disappoint. Very much worth purchasing and rewatches for the horror connoisseurs amongst you...
Reviewed on May 9, 2016
Right until the end, I was convinced that this was just a bit of nonsense. At the end, though, a great deal of it falls into place and through it still isn't really very good, this film made a lot more sense. In a nutshell, "Hildern" (Peter Cushing) returns from Papua New Guinea with some artefacts (human ones). When they get wet, they reanimate into a rather nasty skeleton that wreaks havoc. Determined to stop…
Reviewed on May 27, 2023
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The Creeping Flesh (1973) is available to stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Creeping Flesh (1973) includes Peter Cushing, Lorna Heilbron, Christopher Lee, George Benson and Catherine Finn. The film was directed by Freddie Francis. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Creeping Flesh was released on February 12, 1973 and runs for 1h 32m.
The Creeping Flesh (1973) holds an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from 115 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror and science fiction films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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