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The Asphyx

The Asphyx

If It Were In Your Power…Would You Sacrifice Your Wife…Your Children For Immortality? This Is The Story Of A Man Who Did!

19726.01h 39m

Overview

Hugo is a brilliant turn-of-the-century scientist, loved and respected by his family and friends, admired by his colleagues. But he is a man quickly becoming obsessed with a curious and frightening question... what is the mysterious apparition found in the photographs of his dying subjects?

Directed by Peter Newbrook
Written by Brian Comport, Christina Beers, Laurence Beers
Produced by John Brittany
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Top Cast

Robert Powell

Robert Powell

Giles Cunningham

Robert Stephens

Robert Stephens

Sir Hugo Cunningham

Jane Lapotaire

Jane Lapotaire

Christina Cunningham

Alex Scott

Alex Scott

Sir Edward Barett

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Ralph Arliss

Clive Cunningham

Fiona Walker

Fiona Walker

Anna Wheatley

Terry Scully

Terry Scully

Pauper

Tony Caunter

Tony Caunter

Warden

P

Paul Bacon

1st Member

Themes & Keywords

experimentsupernatural

About The Asphyx

The Asphyx is a fantasy, horror, science fiction film released in 1972 exploring themes of experiment, supernatural. Directed by Peter Newbrook, it stars Robert Powell, Robert Stephens, Jane Lapotaire. Hugo is a brilliant turn-of-the-century scientist, loved and respected by his family and friends, admired by his colleagues. But he is a man quickly becoming obsessed with a curious and frightening question... what is the mysterious apparition found in the photographs of his dying subjects?

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