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The Asphyx

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5.9/10 • 69

1972-12-051h 39m

FantasyHorrorScience Fiction

If It Were In Your Power…Would You Sacrifice Your Wife…Your Children For Immortality? This Is The Story Of A Man Who Did!

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?

Directors
Peter Newbrook
Editors
Maxine Julius

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  1. Robert Powell

    Robert Powell

    Giles Cunningham

  2. Robert Stephens

    Robert Stephens

    Sir Hugo Cunningham

  3. Jane Lapotaire

    Jane Lapotaire

    Christina Cunningham

  4. Alex Scott

    Alex Scott

    Sir Edward Barett

  5. Ralph Arliss

    Ralph Arliss

    Clive Cunningham

  6. Fiona Walker

    Fiona Walker

    Anna Wheatley

  7. Terry Scully

    Terry Scully

    Pauper

  8. Tony Caunter

    Tony Caunter

    Warden

  9. Paul Bacon

    Paul Bacon

    1st Member

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Wuchak

Apr 23, 2022

6/10

Original, intelligent Hammer-esque horror from the early 70s In 1875, a squire in England and his adopted son (Robert Stephens & Robert Powell) find a possible means of acquiring immortality by trapping the spirit of death, aka the mythological ‘asphyx’ or what we would call the Grim Reaper. Unfortunately, when people play God unforeseen negative things tend to happen. "The Asphyx" (1972) is thinking man’s Brit horror in the vein of "The Revenge of Frankenstein" (1958), "Frankenstein Created Woman" (1967) and "Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed "(1969), as well as the soon-to-come “The Creeping Flesh”(1973). It’s the most obscure of these films because it’s arguably the least of ’em, but it does feature one of the most imaginative concepts. The special effects concerning the captured asphyx are effective and hold up. Jane Lapotaire as Christina is a unique choice for the lead female. Fiona Walker is also on hand. Look closely at Robert Powell and you might remember him in the iconic role of “Jesus of Nazareth” from 1977. The movie runs 1 hour, 23 minutes, but there is a longer U. S. version with about 12 extra minutes, which is inferior because it includes grainy footage from an SD print. The shorter version is the one to go with because the extra material bogs it down IMHO. The flick was shot at Shepperton Studios, just southwest of London. GRADE: B-

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Status
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Original Language
English
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Keywords
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