Burke and Hare (2010)
Directed by John Landis
Genres - Comedy, Horror, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Black Comedy |
Release Date - Aug 5, 2011 (USA), Sep 9, 2011 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 91 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Jeremy Wheeler
The infamous 19th century tale of two grave robbers (Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis) working for the Edinburgh Medical College is adapted for comedic purposes with this John Landis-helmed production. Piers Ashworth and Nick Moorcroft (St. Trinian's) penned the black comedy, which follows true-life grave-digging murderers William Burke and William Hare as they do their damning deeds in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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accomplice [criminal], corpse, graverobber
