Stars: Robert Flemyng, Maria Teresa Vianello, Barbara Steele, Silvano Tranquilli, Maria Teresa Vianello, Harriet Medin, Lamberto Antinori, Aldo Cristiani | Written by Ernesto Gastaldi | Directed by Riccardo Freda
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock, directed by Riccardo Freda under the pseudonym “Robert Hampton,” is a lurid and atmospheric Gothic horror film that exemplifies the Italian cinema’s talent for crafting macabre yet elegant tales during the golden age of Euro-horror. This genre gem, drenched in decadent visuals and infused with a morbidly psychological undertone, manages to unnerve and captivate in equal measure.
The story unfolds in 19th-century London, where the titular character, Dr. Bernard Hichcock (played with unnerving restraint by Robert Flemyng), is a celebrated anesthesiologist with a dark secret: his fetishistic obsession with necrophilia. After accidentally causing the death of his first wife, Margaretha (Maria Teresa Vianello), during a disturbingly intimate experiment with a powerful sedative, Hichcock disappears, only to return years later with a new wife,...
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock, directed by Riccardo Freda under the pseudonym “Robert Hampton,” is a lurid and atmospheric Gothic horror film that exemplifies the Italian cinema’s talent for crafting macabre yet elegant tales during the golden age of Euro-horror. This genre gem, drenched in decadent visuals and infused with a morbidly psychological undertone, manages to unnerve and captivate in equal measure.
The story unfolds in 19th-century London, where the titular character, Dr. Bernard Hichcock (played with unnerving restraint by Robert Flemyng), is a celebrated anesthesiologist with a dark secret: his fetishistic obsession with necrophilia. After accidentally causing the death of his first wife, Margaretha (Maria Teresa Vianello), during a disturbingly intimate experiment with a powerful sedative, Hichcock disappears, only to return years later with a new wife,...
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