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I Sell the Dead (2008) -- 18th century justice catches up with a pair of grave robbers. With only a few hours to go before his date with the guillotine, Arthur Blake (Monaghan) tells his life story to Father Francis Duffy (Ron Perlman). Before long, Arthur spills the beans on how he got started in the grim corpse peddling business with seasoned ghoul Willie Grimes (Fessenden).
I Sell the Dead (2008) -- A grave robber reflects upon his life of crime in this trailer.
I Sell the Dead (2008) -- 18th century justice has finally caught up with grave robbers Arthur Blake and Willie Grimes. With the specter of the guillotine looming over him, young Blake confesses to a priest, Father Duffy, his fifteen years of adventure in the resurrection tra
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Overview

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Director:
Glenn McQuaid
Writer:
Glenn McQuaid (writer)
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Release Date:
7 August 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Horror more
Tagline:
Never Trust A Corpse
Plot:
A grave robber reflects on his life of crime. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(130 articles)
DVD releases for Oct. 27 - Nov.3, 2009
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User Comments:
I've Seen The Dead more (13 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dominic Monaghan ... Arthur Blake

Ron Perlman ... Father Duffy

Larry Fessenden ... Willie Grimes
Angus Scrimm ... Dr. Vernon Quint

John Speredakos ... Cornelius Murphy
Eileen Colgan ... Maisey O'Connell

Brenda Cooney ... Fanny Bryers
Daniel Manche ... Young Arthur Blake
Joel Garland ... Ronnie
James Godwin ... Mark 1
Alisdair Stewart ... Bulger
Heather Robb ... Myrtle Murphy

Aidan Redmond ... Jack Flood
Heather Bullock ... Valentine Kelly
Patrick Bucklew ... Creature #2
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Runtime:
USA:85 min | Argentina:85 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Argentina:16 | Australia:MA (2009)
Filming Locations:
New York, USA
Company:
Glass Eye Pix more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
A graphic novel of the film has been released, with Glenn McQuaid writing and illustrations by Brahm Revel (October, 2009). more

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36 out of 38 people found the following comment useful.
I've Seen The Dead, 29 October 2008
9/10
Author: ric_dagless from Ireland

I saw this movie as part of the Midnite Madness at Sitges. Set in 18th century England, the plot covers the life of Arthur Blake from his first outing as an apprentice grave robber to his final confession on the eve of his execution.

The plot moves along via a series of misadventures involving Arthur and his partner encountering various unsavory characters and bizarre situations.

The first thing that strikes you about this movie is how accurately they managed to capture the look of the Hammer period horrors, the atmosphere is set with lots of fog laden graveyards, rowdy tavern scenes and excellent set/costume design.

For a movie titled I Sell the Dead, I was expecting the emphasis to be mostly on horror – don't get me wrong there are some jumpy moments and gore, but the tone is very much comedic, driven by the situations the characters get themselves into and their dialog. The closest comparison to the scenes between the two leads (Larry Fessenden and Dominic Monaghan) is the character interaction seen in the classic English comedies Only Fools and Horses, the Two Ronnies and Morecambe and Wise.

The acting is strong and the casting of very familiar faces in Ron Perlman and Angus Scrimm lift the movie above many of the others on view in Sitges.

Overall the movie offers something very different to the current crop of mainstream horror and will leave a smile on your face.

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