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The Asphyx is a British film of genre Science fiction released in USA on 1 february 1973 with Robert Stephens
The Asphyx (1973)
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Add to a movie listThe Asphyx is a 1972 British horror film directed by Peter Newbrook. Also known as Spirit of the Dead and The Horror of Death, it stars Robert Stephens and Robert Powell.
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In Victorian England, philanthropic scientist Sir Hugo Cunningham is a part of a parapsychological society that studies psychic phenomena. As part of their latest investigation, the men have begun photographing individuals at the moment of death; done properly, the resultant photo depicts a strange blur hovering around the body. Though the society concludes that they have captured evidence of the soul escaping the body, Cunningham is skeptical.Actors
Robert Stephens
(Sir Hugo Cunningham)
Robert Powell
(Giles Cunningham)
Alex Scott
(Sir Edward Barett)
Jane Lapotaire
(Christina Cunningham)
Fiona Walker
(Anna Wheatley)
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