Burke And Hare

– Two 19th-century opportunists (Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis) become serial killers so that they can maint..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 31 Minutes
Release Year:
2010
Original Name:
Burke & Hare
Burke and Hare (2010) - Also known as Burke & Hare

Two 19th-century opportunists (Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis) become serial killers so that they can maintain their profitable business supplying cadavers to an anatomist (Tom Wilkinson).

Burke and Hare (2010) - Trailer

Release Date:

09 Sep 2011

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

John Landis

Writer:

Piers Ashworth, Nick Moorcroft

Main Actors:

Bill Bailey, Tom Wilkinson, Michael Smiley, Tim Curry

Plot:

Based on the true story about the famous murderers, 'Burke And Hare' follows the hapless exploits of these two men as they fall into the highly profitable business of providing cadavers for the medical fraternity in Nineteenth Century Edinburgh, then the centre of medical learning. The one thing they were short of was bodies.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Gross profit:

$947

Production:

IFC Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
32%
Metacritic:
46%