The Asphyx

1972

1h 39m

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Hugo is a brilliant turn-of-the-century scientist, loved and respected by his family and friends, admired by his colleagues. But he is a man quickly becoming obsessed with a curious and frightening question... what is the mysterious apparition found in the photographs of his dying subjects?

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Peter Newbrook

Writers

Brian Comport(screenplay by)

Christina Beers(screenstory by)

Laurence Beers(screenstory by)

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Robert Powell

Robert Stephens

Jane Lapotaire

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Giles Cunningham

Sir Hugo Cunningham

Christina Cunningham

Sir Edward Barett

Clive Cunningham

Anna Wheatley

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Peter Newbrook

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Brian Comport(screenplay by)

Christina Beers(screenstory by)

Laurence Beers(screenstory by)

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"Sir Hugo" (Robert Stephens) is a much respected scientist in Victorian Britain fascinated by motion pictures. Whilst filming his friends punting on the river; they have a calamitous accident and die. What shows up on his photography afterwards intrigues him - it seems as though a mysterious form is taking over their dead bodies. Could this be the "The Asphyx" of ancient Greek myth? He and his son (Robert Powell) decide to try and investigate further with the aim of capturing one in the hope of potentially achieving immortality. It's well put together, the story and script are solid and the lead performances with Jane Lapotaire as "Christina" are quite entertaining to watch. I found it a wee bit long, but give it a go.

Geronimo196727 May, 2023