The Doctor and the Devils

[Machine Translation] One corpse, seven pounds. Medical progress breeds murder. In the name of science, demons have crossed over from the graveyard. / Based on the real-life Bark and Hare Serial Murders," this is a terrifying tale of the violent clash between medical advancement and human conscience. The silence of doctors seeking fresh cadavers for dissection eventually leads to an irreversible tragedy. / Director Freddie Francis, who made a name for himself with horror films for Hammer and Amicus, recreates soot-shrouded 19th-century England in somber hues. Wet cobblestones, cemeteries, and dissection rooms shape a world of profound Gothic horror. / Ronald Harwood who later wrote *The Pianist* adapted the screenplay based on the work of the poet Dylan Thomas, who died young. Through sharp dialogue and an unsettling aftertaste, the film questions the guilt of intellectuals who turn a blind eye to ethics under the guise of scientific progress. A remake of the 1959 film *The Autopsy of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde*, starring P. Cushing. / The film brings together a stellar cast of British theater legends, including Timothy Dalton (the fourth James Bond), Twiggy, Jonathan Price, Stephen Rea, and Julian Sands. Further bolstered by Twiggy and Patrick Stewart in supporting roles, the film portrays a human tapestry of decadence and madness. Executive produced by Mel Brooks. 19th-century England. Dr. Thomas Rock, a renowned anatomist, harbors a deep curiosity about the human body but is frustrated by the strict legal restrictions on obtaining cadavers for research. Eventually, two men named Fallon and Bloom bring him a fresh corpse they ve stolen from a grave. Eager to advance his research, Lock accepts them in exchange for payment without delving deeply into their origins. However, realizing there is an easier way to obtain corpses than risking grave desecration, the two men eventually set their sights on living people. One after another, flawless corpses were brought in. While his assistant, Murray, grew increasingly suspicious, Rock clung to the greater cause of science and continued to turn a blind eye to the suspicions. Meanwhile, the evil clutches of these demons were also creeping up on Jenny, the tavern singer with whom Murray had developed feelings

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死体一体、七ポンド。医学の進歩が殺人を呼ぶ。科学の名のもとに、悪魔たちは墓場を越えた。■実在した「バークとヘア連続殺人事件」を下敷きに、医学の発展と人間の良心が激しく衝突する恐るべき物語。新鮮な解剖用死体を求める医師の沈黙が、やがて取り返しのつかない惨劇を招く。■ハマー、アミカス両社の怪奇映画で名を馳せたフレディ・フランシス監督が、煤煙に覆われた19世紀英国を陰鬱な色彩で再現。濡れた石畳、墓地、解剖室が、重厚なゴシックホラーの世界を形作る。■夭折した詩人ディラン・トマスの脚本を、後に「戦場のピアニスト」を手掛けるロナルド・ハーウッドが映画化。科学の進歩を盾に倫理から目を背ける知識人の罪を、鋭い台詞と不穏な余韻で問いかける。P・カッシング主演の1959年の「死体解剖記」のリメイク。■ティモシー・ダルトン (4代目ジェームズ・ボンド)、ツイッギー、ジョナサン・プライス、スティーヴン・レイ、ジュリアン・サンズら英国演劇界の名優が集結。さらにツイッギー、パトリック・スチュワートが脇を固め、退廃と狂気の人間模様を描き出す。製作総指揮はメル・ブルックス。──19世紀の英国。高名な解剖学者トーマス・ロック博士は、人体への深い探究心を抱きながらも、法律によって研究用の死体が厳しく制限されている現状に苛立っていた。やがて博士のもとへ、ファロンとブルームという二人の男が、墓から盗み出した新鮮な死体を持ち込む。研究を前進させたいロックは、その出所を深く問わず、報酬と引き換えに受け入れてしまう。だが、墓を暴く危険に比べ、もっと容易に死体を手に入れる方法があると気づいた二人は、ついに生きた人間へ目を向ける。次々と運び込まれる傷ひとつない死体。不審を募らせる助手マレーをよそに、ロックは科学の大義にすがり、疑惑から目を背け続ける。そんななか、マレーが心を寄せる酒場の歌手ジェニーにも、悪魔たちの魔手が忍び寄っていた――。