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Burke & Hare is a 2010 British black comedy film, loosely based on the Burke and Hare murders of 1828. Directed by John Landis from an original screenplay by Nick Moorcroft and Piers Ashworth, the film stars Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis as William Burke and William Hare respectively.
Sep 9, 2011 · Burke and Hare: Directed by John Landis. With Bill Bailey, Tom Wilkinson, Michael Smiley, Tim Curry. A black comedy about two 19th-century grave robbers who find a lucrative business providing cadavers for an Edinburgh medical school.
- (21K)
- Comedy, Crime, History
- John Landis
- 2011-09-09
Financially strapped 19th century Irishmen discover a lucrative if gruesome trade in digging up fresh corpses for medial experiments in this dark period comedy starring Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis and Isla Fisher. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
- 91 min
Oct 28, 2010 · Burke and Hare – review. Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis are a natural pairing for a movie about the 19th grave-robbers – but this just isn't funny or scary enough, says Peter Bradshaw. Peter...
Available on AMC+, IFC Films, Prime Video. WILLIAM BURKE (Simon Pegg) and WILLIAM HARE (Andy Serkis) are scratching out a living in 1820s Edinburgh. After yet another failed business venture, they return to Hare’s lodging house to find that a tenant has suddenly died on rent day.
- John Landis
- Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Tom Wilkinson
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About this movie. arrow_forward. WILLIAM BURKE (Simon Pegg) and WILLIAM HARE (Andy Serkis) are scratching out a living in 1820s Edinburgh. After yet another failed business venture, they...
Sep 9, 2011 · 1 h 31 m. Summary Burke & Hare is adark comedy/thriller staring Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Curry and Isla Fisher as the unfortunate denizens of 19th century Edinburgh, a setting rife with murder, theft, prostitution, corpse snatching, experimental medicine, and of course Shakespeare. (IFC Films) Comedy. Crime. History. Thriller.
