The Body Snatcher (1959)

  • NR
  • 11/27/1959 (DE)
  • Horror, Science Fiction
  • 1h 20m

Overview

A detective and his cowboy friend team up to stop a mad scientist who is stealing the bodies of murdered wrestlers, and bringing them back to life while electronically replacing their minds with those of animals to make them stronger and live longer. Posing as a successful masked wrestler, the cowboy quickly attracts the attention of the scientist and his henchmen as their next experimental subject...

Fernando Méndez

Director, Writer

Alejandro Verbitzky

Writer

Cast

Wolf Ruvinskis's headshot

Wolf Ruvinskis

Guillermo Santana
Carlos Riquelme's headshot

Carlos Riquelme

The Mad Scientist, alias Don Panchito
Crox Alvarado's headshot

Crox Alvarado

Capt. Carlos Robles
Columba Domínguez's headshot

Columba Domínguez

Lucía
Eduardo Alcaraz's headshot

Eduardo Alcaraz

Police Chief
Yerye Beirute's headshot

Yerye Beirute

Cosme Ramírez, first henchman
Ignacio Navarro's headshot

Ignacio Navarro

Second Henchman
Arturo Martínez's headshot

Arturo Martínez

Felipe Dorantes, wrestling promoter

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