Based on the true story of the Burke and Hare murders that terrified Scotland in 1828, Burke and Hare will be released on Blu-ray on April 1 via Kino Lorber.
The 1972 British horror-comedy is also known as The Horrors of Burke and Hare and The Body Snatchers.
The final effort from director Vernon Sewell (The Crimson Cult, The Blood Beast Terror) is written by Ernle Bradford.
Special Features:
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian/ Screenwriter Gary Gerani (new)
- Interview with Actress Françoise Pascal
- Grave Desires: Corpses on Film – Interview with Dr. Patricia MacCormack
- Theatrical Trailer
Derren Nesbitt and Glynn Edwards star as grave robbers who go into business supplying medical colleges with cadavers. Harry Andrews, Yootha Joyce, and Françoise Pascal co-star.
Kino describes the film as “a playful spin on the Irish body snatchers, blending dark comedy with bawdy eroticism, seasoning it with the grotesque, then crowning it with a playful theme song by the pop band The Scaffold.”
The new release includes reversible artwork and a slipcover.
The Burke and Hare murders have inspired several other horror movies, including 1948’s The Greed of William Hart, 1960’s The Flesh and the Fiends, 1985’s The Doctor and the Devils, and John Landis‘ final film to date, 2010’s Burke & Hare.
