Dr. Phibes Rises Again

"Flesh crawls! Blood curdles! Phibes lives!"

Jul 5 1972 PG 1h 29m
Comedy, Horror

The eminent Dr. Phibes awakens from a decade of suspended animation and heads to Egypt with the corpse of his dead wife, which he intends to resurrect by murdering people in strange and heinous ways.

Plot

The moon rises at a predestined angle and awakens the sleeping Dr. Phibes three years later. To his dismay, he finds his house has been demolished and his papyrus scrolls stolen, the scrolls he needs to find the Pharoah's Tomb in Egypt, where the River of Life flows. After identifying the source of the papyrus theft, he packs and leaves for Egypt with his assistant Vulnavia, still intent upon awakening his dead wife Victoria. The parties responsible for the theft of Phibes' scrolls suffer an attrition problem as Inspector Trout chases him across the world.

Written by

Robert Fuest, Robert Blees, James Whiton

Directed by

Robert Fuest

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

American International Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
7,507
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA