Riccardo Freda's The Horrible Dr. Hichcock [1962](480p SD - AAC Stereo)

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The Horrible Dr. Hichcock (1962)
["L'orribile segreto del Dr. Hichcock">


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The Horrible Dr. Hichcock is a 1962 Italian horror
film directed by Riccardo Freda and written by
Ernesto Gastaldi.

The film was released in Italy on June 30, 1962
and was distributed by Warner Bros. The film
grossed a total of 142 million Italian lira on its
theatrical run. Box office returns in Italy were
considered strong enough that when the Spanish film
Autopsy of a Criminal (1963) was released in Italy,
it was promoted as a follow-up titled L'assassino
del dott. Hitchkok.

Glenn Erickson has written his essay "The Horrible
Dr. Hichcock: Women on the Verge of a Gothic
Breakdown," about how "The outrageous central
concern of The Horrible Dr. Hichcock has never been
considered appropriate for any film openly
advertised and exhibited to the public, horror or
otherwise. That a film about the frustrated passions
of a necrophiliac could even be released in 1962 is
a censorial mystery in its own right -- or, perhaps,
a clear testament to the way horror films were
officially ignored on every cultural level back then."
Meanwhile the film has been praised as "a unique
Italian gothic" with authentic sets, particular artful
acting by Fleming and a Barbara Steele at her best.


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STORY:

The year is 1885, and necrophiliac Dr. Hitchcock
likes to drug his wife for sexual funeral games.
One day he accidentally administers an overdose
and kills her. He leaves his home shattered.
Several years later he remarries and returns.
Discovering that his still beloved first wife is
alive but insane and prematurely aged, he plans
to use the blood of his new bride to rejuvenate
and heal her.


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CAST:

Barbara Steele ... Cynthia Hichcock
Robert Flemyng ... Prof. Bernard Hichcock
Silvano Tranquilli ... Dr. Kurt Lowe
Maria Teresa Vianello ... Margherita Hichcock
Harriet Medin ... Martha, the maid
Al Christianson
Evar Simpson
Nat Harley


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IMDB Rating: 6.7 (01/08/16) [0056315]

Rating and parental guide info for this film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056315/parentalguide


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Video: 704x544 -- H.264 (x264) -- 1840 kbps
Audio: Dolby Pro Logic II -- 160kbps (AAC Stereo)
Subtitle(s): None


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