The Body Snatcher
- Year: 1945
- Country of origin: USA
- Genre: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Robert Wise
- Length: 77 min
Graves robbed! Corpses carved! The dead despoiled!
Film Synopsis
A determined medical student becomes entangled with a sinister cabman who supplies corpses for dissection at a prestigious anatomy school. As their partnership grows darker, the student realizes the bodies are coming from increasingly questionable sources. Guilt, fear, and murder spiral out of control as the shadow of grave-robbing turns into something even more monstrous.
The Body Snatcher Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc Extras | Scream Factory BD-A/US 2019 | Warner DVD-1/US/OOP 2005 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Director Robert Wise and Dr. Steve Haberman | ||
| Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy | ||
| You’ll Never Get Rid of Me: Resurrecting “The Body Snatcher” | ||
| Stills Gallery - Posters, Photos | ||
| Theatrical Trailer |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Warner’s DVD is included in “The Val Lewton Horror Collection” box set with Cat People (1942), The Ghost Ship (1943), I Walked with a Zombie (1943), The Leopard Man (1943), The Seventh Victim (1943), The Curse of the Cat People (1944), Isle of the Dead (1945) and Bedlam (1946). Reissued 2008/01/29 with Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (2007).
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Collector’s guide
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Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (53:27) -
You’ll Never Get Rid of Me: Resurrecting “The Body Snatcher” (11:55)
| Editions | |
|---|---|
| Extras | Audio Commentary by Director Robert Wise and Dr. Steve Haberman Scream Factory BD |
| Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy Scream Factory BD | |
| You’ll Never Get Rid of Me: Resurrecting “The Body Snatcher” Scream Factory BD | |
| Stills Gallery - Posters, Photos Scream Factory BD | |
| Theatrical Trailer Warner DVD |