The Body Snatcher
1945 film directed by Robert Wise
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Summary
The Body Snatcher is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,637 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Robert Wise[3]
- Screenwriter: Philip MacDonald[4], Val Lewton[5]
- Composer: Roy Webb[6]
- Genre: horror film[7], fantasy film[8]
- Based on: The Body Snatcher[9]
- Cast member: Boris Karloff[10], Bela Lugosi[11], Henry Daniell[12], Edith Atwater[13], Mary Gordon[14], Russell Wade[15], Robert Clarke[16]
- Producer: Val Lewton[17]
- Production company: RKO Pictures[18]
- Director of photography: Robert De Grasse[19]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[20]
- Distribution format: video on demand[21]
- Review score: 7/10[22], 74/100[23], 86%[24]
- Color: color[25], black-and-white[26]
- Country of origin: United States[27]
- Publication date: January 1, 1945[28], May 25, 1945[29], June 25, 1945[30]
- Distributed by: RKO Pictures[31]
- Narrative location: Edinburgh[32]
- Title: The Body Snatcher[33]
- After a work by: Robert Louis Stevenson[34]
- Duration: 77 minutes[35]
- Aspect ratio (W:H): Academy ratio[36]
- Capital cost: 125,000 US dollars[37]
- Costume designer: Renié[38]
- Production designer: Albert S. D'Agostino[39]
- BBFC rating: PG certificate[40]
Why It Matters
The Body Snatcher has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]