Anton Diffring
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Oct 28, 2020 · In 1890, Dr. Georges Bonnet (Anton Diffring) is the talk of the Parisian art scene due to his lifelike sculptures and his ongoing affair with his model Margo Philippe (Delphi Lawrence). At a party to unveil his latest work, Bonnet meets Dr. Pierre Gerrard (Christopher Lee) and his companion Janine Du Bois (Hazel Court).
The Man Who Could Cheat Death: Directed by Terence Fisher. With Anton Diffring, Hazel Court, Christopher Lee, Arnold Marlé. A centenarian artist and scientist in 1890 Paris maintains his youth and health by periodically replacing a gland with that of a living person.
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- Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
- Terence Fisher
- 1959-11-30
Anton Diffring. The story revolves around a doctor Bonnet’s (Anton Diffring) quest for eternal life via a glandular transplantation which must occur every ten years in order to keep him at a healthy age.
‘The Man Who Could Cheat Death’Director Terence Fisher (The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Hound ... His terrifying secret, his hideous obsession made him…
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- 4.9K
- Eurekaentertainment
- The Man Who Could Cheat Death 1959 Review
- Paris by Night
- “A Lift to Bristol?”
- Still Life
We have all tried to drink from the fountain of youth in one form. Society makes operations, injections and various regimens acceptable often ridiculing when they go wrong. Blending the internal vampire-like quest to stay young and beautiful with that of a scandal-ridden Victorian thriller comes the Hammer Film The Man Who Could Cheat Death 1959. T...
The story takes place in Paris, France in 1890. Dr. Georges Bonnet (Anton Diffring), a doctor and sculptor, abruptly ends a party he is hosting. Georges harbours a secret; though he appears to be in his mid-30s, he is actually 104 years old and has kept his youth and vitality through gland transplants every 10 years. Professor Ludwig Weiss of Vienn...
What makes this rather routine film interesting is the actors on the screen. Hazel Count as Janine Dubois in one of her best roles besides the Poe filmsis regal and lovely when on camera. Court projects the right amount of sensuality for a film of this type simply by walking into the room and turning her head to speak. One moment is some embarrassm...
The lead role of Bonnet played by Anton Diffring was originally offered to Peter Cushing, due to just finished work on The Hound of the Baskervilles 1959. The loss of Cushing caused Hammer to threaten legal action against him plus they were in trouble with Paramount Pictures, who were promised Cushing and agreed to partly finance and distribute the...
- Terry Sherwood
- 2 min
A man experimenting with immortality must have a gland operation every ten years to keep from reverting to his true age and dying a horrible death.
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The Man Who Could Cheat Death. Hazel Court played the Anton Diffring sculpting scene topless. Only her bare back is shown in the British and U.S. versions, but her breasts are visible in the scene shot for European versions. It was one of the first nude scenes of its kind to be shot in England.
