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February 1973 (USA) moreTagline:
If It Were In Your Power...Would You Sacrifice Your Wife...Your Children For Immortality? This Is The Story Of A Man Who Did! morePlot:
English country squire Sir Hugo Cunningham searches for immortality by literally 'bottling up' the Spirit of the Dead, or Asphyx. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
A "playing God" scenario with a difference. remastered DVD now available. moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Robert Stephens | ... | Sir Hugo Cunningham |
| Robert Powell | ... | Giles Cunningham |
| Jane Lapotaire | ... | Christina Cunningham |
| Alex Scott | ... | Sir Edward Barrett |
| Ralph Arliss | ... | Clive Cunningham |
| Fiona Walker | ... | Anna Wheatley |
| Terry Scully | ... | Pauper |
| John Lawrence | ... | Mason |
| David Grey | ... | Vicar |
| Tony Caunter | ... | Warden |
| Paul Bacon | ... | 1st Member |
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99 min | USA:83 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Australia:M | UK:15 (video re-rating) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | UK:AAFilming Locations:
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UKFAQ
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The Asphyx, now readily available on DVD, is a Sci-Fi classic. Its long awaited arrival was worth the wait. The moldering Pan-and-Scan version which was a staple of syndicated Chiller-type programming throughout the Seventies and early Eighties has been totally remastered and is presented in its original aspect ratio.
Set in late Victorian rural England. Sir Hugo Cunningham becomes obsessed with the possibility of becoming immortal after discovering the Asphyx, or Spirit of Death, which seeks out the dying and finds release in them, killing them at once. An, at times, melodramatic cast are quickly drawn into Hugo's experiments, to their misfortune, and his. A "playing God" scenario, with a difference.
Beautifully photographed and very original. I hope many of you will re-remember this film and seek it out. It deserves a fresh audience.