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Burke & Hare

Burke & Hare

No Job Too Small. No Body Too Big. No Questions Asked.

20106.11h 31m

Overview

Two 19th-century opportunists become serial killers so that they can maintain their profitable business supplying cadavers to an anatomist.

Directed by John Landis
Written by Piers Ashworth, Nick Moorcroft
Produced by Barnaby Thompson
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $4.8M

Top Cast

Simon Pegg

Simon Pegg

William Burke

Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis

William Hare

Isla Fisher

Isla Fisher

Ginny

Georgia King

Georgia King

Emma

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Dr. Knox

Tim Curry

Tim Curry

Dr. Monroe

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Old Joseph

Jessica Hynes

Jessica Hynes

Lucky

Bill Bailey

Bill Bailey

Angus

Stephen Merchant

Stephen Merchant

Footman

Themes & Keywords

heart attackblack humorautopsymurdercrueltyanti villaingrave digger

About Burke & Hare

Burke & Hare is a comedy, thriller, history, horror film released in 2010 exploring themes of heart attack, black humor, autopsy, murder, cruelty, anti villain. Directed by John Landis, it stars Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Isla Fisher. Two 19th-century opportunists become serial killers so that they can maintain their profitable business supplying cadavers to an anatomist.

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