The Creeping Flesh |  | Director: Freddie Francis
Actors: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Lorna Heilbron, George Benson, Kenneth J. Warren
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  28 reviews
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 91 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1404905936
UPC: 043396100862
EAN: 9781404905931
Theatrical Release Date: 1972
Release Date: June 8, 2004
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The Hammeresque Creeping Flesh is a creepy thriller mixing one part Cain and Abel, a dash of Frankenstein, and a pinch of the Re-Animator with the best elements that '70s U.K. horror has to offer. Is evil a sickness that mankind can be cured of? Dr. Emmanuel Hildern (Peter Cushing) seems to think so. After returning from New Guinea with the ultimate skeletal specimen of evil it becomes his life's obsession. While Dr. Hildern closes in on the serum, James (Christopher Lee), his half-brother and rival, looks on with envy from behind the mental asylum he runs. He too is dabbling in science to find the cure of madness. However, with less of a success rate. After Dr. Hildern tests his evil serum on his daughter Penelope, she of course goes mad, goes on a killing spree, and ends up in Uncle James's asylum. Immediately recognizing his new inmate, Uncle James brings Penelope back home, only to find his brother's work and progress. In a fit of jealousy he steals the valuable skeleton which, unbeknownst to him, is slowly growing flesh and developing into an evil, uncontrollable monster. --Rob Bracco
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 Decent, but decidedly lesser entry from Hammer Studios May 10, 2009
Hose Nose (Motor City, USA)
I never cared for Hammer horror films as a youth. Too much talk, not enough action. As I've aged, my tastes have changed and now I find myself almost preferring these great old British horror films to similarly-themed American stuff exactly because of the dialog. The Brit films actually took the time to develop the characters & plot before throwing the monster at us. This particular film is one I've wanted to see for some time. I was excited to find that Amazon had it - since it's now OOP (Out Of Print).
After finally watching it, I have to say that it was good, but not as good as so many other Hammer films I've enjoyed. Others will disagree, and that's fine. I just didn't like it as much as I had hoped to. Perhaps it was just a classic case of building it up in my mind over the years to a point where it could never have matched my expectations. Definitely a solid film in all aspects, but I must confess there simply wasn't enough of the actual monster - and this time I'm not saying that as an impatient 9-year old. The actual attack of the Creeping Flesh demon doesn't occur until the last 10-15 minutes or so of the film, and he's way too cool-looking to be given such measly screen time. However, for what I paid for a top-condition used copy ($6) I really cannot complain. Worth it just to see Cushing & Lee at odds with one another once again.
 The Creeping Flesh June 4, 2008
Lily Munster "Cyndi" (Ohio)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I always enjoy a good movie with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. This is a very good classic. If you enjoy both these actors you must add this to your collection.
My flesh is creeping! January 10, 2008
J. Hirth (Standish, ME USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Wow!
What an amazing piece of film!
I am writing this review from the point of view of a somewhat jaded horror fan.
The name of the film might sound a little cheesy but once you watch it, you will know why it is named as such.
This movie has one of the best performances by the great Peter Cushing and his usual counterpart, Christopher Lee!
It has a very interesting and original story and features a very strange and weird monster.
It is very fun to watch late at night (as most classic horror's are) and it never gets boring.
Get this movie right now if you are a classic horror fan and might have missed this.
If you just like horror movies in general, then I also recommend this to you.
It seems like this movie is both under-rated and not very well known.
Which is sad really because it has put new life into my horror collection and I hope it does the same for others too.
If you like horror movies with a bit of a weird twist to them, then here you go!
The Creeping Flesh is a classic in its own right.
A real pleasure August 13, 2007
Ann L. Hamil (Redding, Ca. USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is by far my favorite Christopher Lee movie. I had seen it several times as a teenager and enjoyed it better each time.
It stands without saying that you do have to be a fan of classic horror films for this one but as with all of Christopher Lee films this one is well done as far as the story goes and the great Mr. Lee along with others of his time { Peter Cushing and vincent Price } stands out as a true master of horror.
EVIL AWAKENS 3000 YEARS TOO SOON June 26, 2007
K. Jump (Corbin, KY United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If evil is indeed a disease, as many have at least metaphorically postulated, then can it be cured? And if so, at what cost? That's the premise of this minor but interesting horror film starring genre stalwarts Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. Cushing plays a good-hearted but rather misguided scientist who discovers a bizarre skeleton in New Guinea and brings it back to his laboratory for further research. There he discovers the secret of evil incarnate--wickedness is a sickness, and therefore cureable. But his unscrupulous and envious half-brother, played by the always domineering Lee, hatches devious plans from the dubious asylum he commands like a castle, while Cushing's beloved but repressed daughter struggles with inner demons of her own. Tension mounts inevitably and one crisis spirals into the next, leading to a harrowing confrontation with pure evil unmasked. Though THE CREEPING FLESH is not a Hammer production, it could have been, as it shares many of the usual Hammer traits. Stylish and literate, THE CREEPING FLESH is particularly well-acted. That's to be expected anytime Lee and Cushing team up, but the unheralded Lorna Heilbron nearly steals the show away from her elders with a superbly realized performance as Cushing's benighted daughter. The haunted young woman's painful transformation from wilting violet to cursed vamp is flawlessly executed and her subplot is one of the film's real triumphs. But for all THE CREEPING FLESH has in its favor, there are some siginificant flaws. It is a rather slow vehicle, and at times the plot seems to get lost in itself, so that even at a relatively spartan 94 minutes the movie seems to take a full two hours. Moreover, you can see the finale coming a mile away, and however symmetrical the denoument may be it's nonetheless very unsatisfying and a dramatic flop. Finally, while special effects are not what this period piece is about, there is a climactic moment when the low-budget FX are a real let-down. Sometimes it's better NOT to show the monster head-on. Sharing some thematic features with HORROR EXPRESS (which also stars Lee and Cushing), THE CREEPING FLESH is not quite as good as its cousin, but is still worth a look. The highly-developed and intricate plot, together with the very Hammer-esque atmosphere and exceptional acting, make this a good choice for any fan of classic horror to rent for a rainy evening's entertainment, warts and all.
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