Rent The Asphyx (1972)
3.2 of 5 from 84 ratings
1h 23min
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- Synopsis:
- Brilliant Victorian aristocrat and scientist Sir Hugo Cunningham (Robert Stephens) has a morbid fascination with photographing the dead. But when his son's death in a horrific boating accident is caught on film he discovers that a mysterious creature (called the Asphyx) appears at the point of death to consume the soul. Sir Hugo theorises that if he can capture the Asphyx when it appears and lock it away he can achieve immortality. Together with his soon to be son in-law Giles (Robert Powell) Sir Hugo embarks on a dangerous and all-consuming quest to give his family eternal life. But as his obsession takes over, his experiments start to go wrong...
- Actors:
- Robert Powell, Robert Stephens, Jane Lapotaire, Alex Scott, Ralph Arliss, Fiona Walker, Terry Scully, John Lawrence, David Grey, Tony Caunter, Paul Bacon
- Directors:
- Peter Newbrook
- Producers:
- John Brittany
- Writers:
- Christina Beers, Laurence Beers, Brian Comport
- Studio:
- Anchor Bay
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror
- Collections:
- Top 10 Films of 1972, Top Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 11/06/2018
- Run Time:
- 87 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (1) of The Asphyx
Rented this on recommendation of Martin Scorcese... - The Asphyx review by JR
...who listed it as one of his top ten British movie curios.
You'll note, curios, rather than great films.
I'm not a frame dimensions buff but this DVD is recorded in what I think is called 'pan and scan'. In other words it was a widescreen movie that has been crammed into a old 4:3 dimension, however you try to show it on your TV.
So who knows? Martin Scorcese may be right. But it's impossible to get involved in a film where, for example, the picture struggles to include more than one face. Not good for the build up of tension.
That said, the Asphyx itself looks as if it could be genuinely creepy - if only you could see the build up to it properly.
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