Corruption

1968 91 min ★ 5.8 Horror

A surgeon discovers that he can restore the beauty to his girlfriend's scarred face by murdering other women and extracting fluids from their pituitary gland. However, the effects only last for a short time, so he has to kill more and more women. It is ultimately a killing spree which ends with considerable death and disaster.

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Cast

Peter Cushing

Sir John Rowan

Sue Lloyd

Lynn Nolan

Noel Trevarthen

Steve Harris

Kate O'Mara

Val Nolan

David Lodge

Groper

Anthony Booth

Mike Orme

Wendy Varnals

Terry

Billy Murray

Rik

Vanessa Howard

Kate

Phillip Manikum

Georgie

Details

Director

Robert Hartford-Davis

Screenplay

Derek Ford

Tagline

"where will the bodies turn up next? ...under a car seat? ...in a valise? ...or in a deep-freeze?"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Oakshire Productions, Titan International

Reviews

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Wuchak

April 6, 2022

★ 6/10

**_Cult flick with Peter Cushing as a dubious doctor in swinging 60’s England_** A surgeon in London (Peter Cushing) is dating a much younger woman, a model (Sue Lloyd), who becomes dependent upon him after a tragedy. How far will he go to prove his love for her? "Corruption" (1968) takes its plot from “Eyes Without a Face,” aka “The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus” (1960), which can be trace...

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CinemaSerf

June 5, 2023

★ 6/10

"Sir John Rowan" (Peter Cushing) is an accomplished surgeon who is dating the rather vain and flighty "Lynn" (Sue Lloyd). When the latter is involved in a disfiguring accident, he decides to try to find a way to restore her beauty. He quickly discovers that by extracting fluid from the pituitary gland into the affected area, the skin recovers miraculously. What they equally swiftly realise is that...