Burke and Hare

"No Job Too Small. No Body Too Big. No Questions Asked."

Sep 9 2011 R 1h 31m
Comedy, Crime, History

Two 19th-century opportunists become serial killers so that they can maintain their profitable business supplying cadavers to an anatomist.

Plot

Based on the true story of the famous murderers, this movie follows the hapless exploits of William Burke (Simon Pegg) and William Hare (Andy Serkis) as they fall into the highly-profitable business of providing cadavers for the medical fraternity in 19th-century Edinburgh, Scotland, then the center of medical learning. The one thing they were short of was bodies.

Written by

Piers Ashworth, Nick Moorcroft

Directed by

John Landis

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Prescience, Aegis Film Fund, Fragile Films, Ealing Studios, Quickfire Films

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
22,069
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
46
Popularity
NA