The Asphyx
1972 · Movie · PG · 99 min · ★ 6.0 · 62% critics
In Victorian England, a respected scientist becomes obsessed with a strange shape that appears in images of people near death. His search for answers leads to risky experiments that blur science, myth, and a dangerous desire to outwit mortality.
Also known as The Horror of Death
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Details
- Years
- 1972
- Release date
- 1972-12-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (81 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like old-fashioned British horror with a strange immortality idea and gloomy atmosphere; Not for you if you need fast pacing or constant scares.
Pros: imaginative death myth; eerie Victorian mood; thoughtful horror premise | Cons: slow in stretches; sometimes silly; uneven performances
Themes
- experiment
- supernatural
Cast & crew
Robert Powell
as Giles Cunningham
Robert Stephens
as Sir Hugo Cunningham
Jane Lapotaire
as Christina Cunningham
Alex Scott
as Sir Edward Barett
- RA
Ralph Arliss
as Clive Cunningham
- FW
Fiona Walker
as Anna Wheatley
Terry Scully
as Pauper
Tony Caunter
as Warden
- PB
Paul Bacon
as 1st Member
Directed by Peter Newbrook