When an eccentric Victorian scientist, who obsessively photographs freshly dead bodies, discovers a smudge on his film he believes he has captured the asphyx, the spirit of death.... more...He hopes that this asphyx will make him immortal.
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Advantages: Eeire atmospher, original idea Disadvantages: A bit dated.
...1971 - it still has the power to make you uneasy if not scared witless. The story revolves around a scientists (Robert Stephens) trying to unravel a strange phenomena that appears around recently deceased people called the Asphyx and his attempt at harnessing it's energy for the purposes of immortality. Needless to say it all goes awry. A pretty good horror movie if a little dated but you can imagine with a good director - say Ridley Scott - nowadays ...
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The Asphyx [1972]
Release Date: 2004-04-26, Rating Suitable for 15 years and over,
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