- No Egyptians appear; ancient Egypt is set dressing for horror. Phibes styles his revenge murders after the plagues of Egypt and surrounds himself with tomb-and-curse trappings, finally embalming himself in a sarcophagus beside his dead wife, with Egyptiana standing in for death itself.
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
film · 1971 film by Robert Fuest
- Director
- Robert Fuest
- Countries
- United Kingdom, Australia
- Language
- English
- Distributor
- EMI Films
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genres
- fantasy film, comedy horror, horror film, zombie film
- Cast
- Vincent Price, Joseph Cotten, Peter Jeffrey, Virginia North