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The Body Snatcher is a 1945 American horror film directed by Robert Wise, based on the 1884 short story of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson. Philip MacDonald adapted the story for the screen, and producer Val Lewton, credited as "Carlos Keith", modified MacDonald's screenplay.
The Body Snatcher: Directed by Robert Wise. With Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Henry Daniell, Edith Atwater. A ruthless doctor and his young prize student find themselves continually harassed by their murderous supplier of illegal cadavers.
A short summary of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Body Snatcher. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of The Body Snatcher.
A group of friends are having a few drinks when an eminent doctor, Wolfe Macfarlane, enters. One of the friends, Fettes, recognises the name and angrily confronts the new arrival. Although his friends find this behaviour suspicious, none of them can understand what might lie behind it.
Dec 22, 1978 · Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Directed by Philip Kaufman. With Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright. When strange seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade San Francisco, replicating the city's residents one body at a time.
Dr. Toddy MacFarlane (Henry Daniell) needs cadavers for his medical experiments, ultimately intended to treat a young disabled girl. However, they are not easy to come by, so he enlists the help...
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The Body Snatcher, despite the lurid ad campaign, is a literate and atmospheric shocker, based on a Robert Louis Stevenson short story, that marked the first of three collaborations between horror star Boris Karloff and producer Lewton (The other two films were Bedlam and Isle of the Dead).
