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Burke & Hare is a British film of genre Drama directed by John Landis released in USA on 5 august 2011 with Simon Pegg

Burke & Hare (2010)

Burke and Hare

Burke & Hare
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Released in USA 5 august 2011
Length 1h31
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Comedy,    Horror,    Historical,    Black comedy
Rating60% 3.0499853.0499853.0499853.0499853.049985

Burke & Hare is a 2010 British black comedy film, loosely based on the Burke and Hare murders. Directed by John Landis, the film stars Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis as William Burke and William Hare respectively. It was Landis's first feature film release in 12 years, the last being 1998's Susan's Plan. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 29 October 2010.

Synopsis

The film opens in Edinburgh. Narration by Angus the Hangman explains how the corpses of the hanged are transported to Dr. Robert Knox for dissection. Knox's rival, Dr. Alexander Monro, wants the steady supply of cadavers but is forced to rely on severed limbs for dissection. Monro's assistant Charles Darwin arrives with a forged letter directing that all corpses thenceforth must be sent to Monro. Angus tells Knox's assistant, Patterson, the news. Patterson delivers the message to Knox.

Actors

Simon Pegg

(William Burke)Andy Serkis

(William Hare)Isla Fisher

(Ginny)Christopher Lee

(Old Joseph)Tom Wilkinson

(Dr. Knox)
And :
Tim Curry
Jessica Hynes
Bill Bailey
Hugh Bonneville
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