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Brilliant Victorian aristocrat and scientist Sir Hugo Cunningham has a morbid fascination with photographing the dead. But when his son s death in a horrific boating accident is caught on film he discovers that a mysterious creature, the Asphyx, appears at the point of death to consume the soul. Sir Hugo theorises that if he can capture the creature when it appears and lock it away he can achieve immortality. Together with his soon to be son in-law Giles, Sir Hugo embarks on a dangerous and all-consuming quest to give his family eternal life - but as his obsession takes over and his experiments start to go wrong...
- Screenbound
- 99 minutes
- Peter Newbrook
- 15
- Robert Stephens
- Robert Powell
- Jane Lapotaire
- Alex Scott
- Ralph Arliss
- Fiona Walker
- 1972
- English
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Brilliant Victorian aristocrat and scientist Sir Hugo Cunningham has a morbid fascination with photographing the dead. But when his son s death in a horrific boating accident is caught on film he discovers that a mysterious creature, the Asphyx, appears at the point of death to consume the soul. Sir Hugo theorises that if he can capture the creature when it appears and lock it away he can achieve immortality. Together with his soon to be son in-law Giles, Sir Hugo embarks on a dangerous and all-consuming quest to give his family eternal life - but as his obsession takes over and his experiments start to go wrong...
- Screenbound
- 99 minutes
- Peter Newbrook
- 15
- Robert Stephens
- Robert Powell
- Jane Lapotaire
- Alex Scott
- Ralph Arliss
- Fiona Walker
- 1972
- English
- 1
- 2
Frequently Bought Together
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Total Price: £50.98
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Eternal life at what cost
Unrated classic similarly to gothic hammer horrors which looks at the ultimate question of eternal life and its inevitable meaning. Without giving too much away about the story is one of loss, a intense father grief causing him to do whatever it takes and how it relates to his discovery of the Asphyx. Great film which is beautiful restored perfectly on bluray showing off get set pieces and acting. Extras of some deleted scenes which is great. However little let down by the fact they didn't include the trailer or any archive photographs or posters even though both are ready available on the Internet pity. Robert Powell certainly adds to this film and makes it more memorable. Recommended vintage film.
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