Abominable Dr. Phibes / Dr. Phibes Rises Again, DVD

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Closed Caption; The Abominable Mr. Phibes ; Original theatrical trailer; Dr. Phibes Rises Again!: ; Original theatrical trailer

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Side #1 -- The Abominable Mr. Phibes
1. Logo/Main Title [2:56]
2. Dance of Death [7:04]
3. The Bats and the Bees [3:50]
4. "A Masked Affair" [4:02]
5. Dr. Longstreet's Gift [3:34]
6. The Missing Link [6:00]
7. 10 Amulets, 10 Curses [4:27]
8. Victoria Regina Phibes [4:10]
9. What the Hail [8:09]
10. A Grave Situation [5:52]
11. Flying Rats [2:23]
12. Death by Unicorn [5:12]
13. The Evil Sprout [4:18]
14. First-Born [8:35]
15. Emergency Surgery [6:40]
16. Darkness/Credits [11:25]
Side #2 -- Dr. Phibes Rises Again!
1. Previously/Main Title [8:09]
2. The Missing Map [4:42]
3. Sneaky Snake [6:24]
4. The Elixir of Life [8:31]
5. Scotland Yard Work [2:41]
6. Just Like Home [2:36]
7. Some Odd Chaps [6:07]
8. Gone Exploring [4:24]
9. Secrets Within [3:17]
10. Grisly Finds [6:04]
11. The Siren Call [1:06]
12. Stolen Sarcophagus [5:00]
13. "On a Night Like This" [6:24]
14. Tricking a Patriot [7:58]
15. Clash of the Maniacs [3:54]
16. Eternal Life/Credits [9:34]

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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 his plan to murder the medical team whom he holds responsible for the death of his wife. Each of the killings is patterned after the ten deadly plagues. Phibes saves his worst for last: trapping chief surgeon Dr. Vesalius in his lair, Phibes forces the hapless medico into a race against time to save the life of his own son. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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June 02, 2005: "The Abominable Dr. Phibes" is one of the best, and best-known, of Vincent Price's horror films ... perhaps because it's actually a comedy! Dear, departed Anton Phibes takes revenge on the surgical team he blames for his wife's untimely death. It is truly revenge of biblical proportions! One by one, Phibes dispatches his victims using methods inspired by the Plagues of the Pharoahs. He always manages to stay a couple of steps ahead of Scotland Yard, and finds time to enjoy the musical stylings of his mechanical band, "Dr. Phibes Clockwork Wizards". Joseph Cotten, Hugh Griffith, and Terry Thomas lead a delightful supporting cast. "Dr. Phibes Rises Again" isn't nearly as elegant or as witty as its predecessor, but it has its moments. This time Phibes is trying to locate a mystical Egyptian river to resurrect the missus. Again, anyone who gets in his way meets an untimely (and inventive) end. Robery Quarry costars; Hugh Griffith, Terry Thomas, and Peter Cushing appear all too briefly.

All Movie Guide

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 his plan to murder the medical team whom he holds responsible for the death of his wife. Each of the killings is patterned after the ten deadly plagues. Phibes saves his worst for last: trapping chief surgeon Dr. Vesalius in his lair, Phibes forces the hapless medico into a race against time to save the life of his own son. Hal Erickson

All Movie Guide

This sequel to the stylish 1971 melodrama The Abominable Dr. Phibes once more stars Vincent Price in the title role. Long believed dead, Phibes arises from a state of suspended animation, in search of the means to bring his deceased wife back to the land of the living. Phibes also wears a rubber mask to disguise his own horribly disfigured countenance. (The giveaway: he never moves his mouth when speaking, and eats by applying his fork to his neck!) With the aid of the enigmatic, never-speaking Vulnavia (Valli Kemp), Phibes follows an Egyptian expedition, seeking out an ancient elixir of life and killing everyone who gets in his way. In the original film, all of the doctor's grisly but ingenious murders were motivated, and all were linked by a Seven Deadly Plagues throughline. In the sequel, Phibes kills whenever he feels like it, and utilizes an impressive array of death-dealing contraptions (one victim literally has his skin blown off his body by a high-powered electric fan). This marks one of the only films ever made to wrap with Vincent Price singing "Somewhere, Over the Rainbow." Hal Erickson

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UPC: 027616910776
Source: MGM (VIDEO & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Aspect Ratio: Theatre Wide-Screen (1.85.1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital Mono
Language: English, Fran�ais, Espa�ol
Subtitles: Fran�ais, Espa�ol
Time: 3:04:00
Sales Rank: 14,933

This set contains DVDs which may be available separately:

The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Dr. Phibes Rises Again

Features:

Closed Caption; The Abominable Mr. Phibes ; Original theatrical trailer; Dr. Phibes Rises Again!: ; Original theatrical trailer

Scene Index

Side #1 -- The Abominable Mr. Phibes
1. Logo/Main Title [2:56]
2. Dance of Death [7:04]
3. The Bats and the Bees [3:50]
4. "A Masked Affair" [4:02]
5. Dr. Longstreet's Gift [3:34]
6. The Missing Link [6:00]
7. 10 Amulets, 10 Curses [4:27]
8. Victoria Regina Phibes [4:10]
9. What the Hail [8:09]
10. A Grave Situation [5:52]
11. Flying Rats [2:23]
12. Death by Unicorn [5:12]
13. The Evil Sprout [4:18]
14. First-Born [8:35]
15. Emergency Surgery [6:40]
16. Darkness/Credits [11:25]
Side #2 -- Dr. Phibes Rises Again!
1. Previously/Main Title [8:09]
2. The Missing Map [4:42]
3. Sneaky Snake [6:24]
4. The Elixir of Life [8:31]
5. Scotland Yard Work [2:41]
6. Just Like Home [2:36]
7. Some Odd Chaps [6:07]
8. Gone Exploring [4:24]
9. Secrets Within [3:17]
10. Grisly Finds [6:04]
11. The Siren Call [1:06]
12. Stolen Sarcophagus [5:00]
13. "On a Night Like This" [6:24]
14. Tricking a Patriot [7:58]
15. Clash of the Maniacs [3:54]
16. Eternal Life/Credits [9:34]

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