Burke & Hare /

Set in the 1820's. William Burke and William Hare luck into some easy money when they discover they can sell a fresh cadaver to Dr. Knox at Edinburgh Medical College for dissection. However, the next cadaver is not quite so easy to obtain, and when word gets out of how profitable the trade is,...

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Corporate Authors: IFC Films, Entertainment Film Distributors (Firm), Ealing Studios, Fragile Films, Aegis Film Fund, Prescience (Frim), Quickfire Films, MPI Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Landis, John, 1950- (Director), Ashworth, Piers (Screenwriter), Moorcroft, Nick, 1979- (Screenwriter), Thompson, Barnaby (Producer), Pegg, Simon, 1970-, Serkis, Andy, Fisher, Isla, 1976-, Wilkinson, Tom, 1948-, Curry, Tim
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:English dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: [United States] : MPI Home Video, [2011]
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Summary:Set in the 1820's. William Burke and William Hare luck into some easy money when they discover they can sell a fresh cadaver to Dr. Knox at Edinburgh Medical College for dissection. However, the next cadaver is not quite so easy to obtain, and when word gets out of how profitable the trade is, the duo find themselves blackmailed and in dire need of more bodies. Based on a true story.
Item Description:Based on a true story.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2011.
Bonus features: outtakes; behind the scenes; deleted scenes; interviews; trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1; anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1).
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Director of photography, John Mathieson ; editor, Mark Everson ; music, Joby Talbot.
ISBN:0788614371
9780788614378