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The Body Snatcher (1957)

Original title: Ladrón de cadáveres

1957-01-01 · 1h 20m · ES
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A detective and his cowboy friend team up to stop a mad scientist who is stealing the bodies of murdered wrestlers, and bringing them back to life while electronically replacing their minds with those of animals to make them stronger and live longer. Posing as a successful masked wrestler, the cowboy quickly attracts the attention of the scientist and his henchmen as their next experimental subject...

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Alejandro VerbitzkyWriterFernando MéndezDirector, Writer

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Wolf RuvinskisWolf RuvinskisGuillermo SantanaCarlos RiquelmeCarlos RiquelmeThe Mad Scientist, alias Don PanchitoCrox AlvaradoCrox AlvaradoCapt. Carlos RoblesColumba DomínguezColumba DomínguezLucíaEduardo AlcarazEduardo AlcarazPolice ChiefYerye BeiruteYerye BeiruteCosme Ramírez, first henchmanGuillermo HernándezGuillermo HernándezEl Lobo negroIgnacio NavarroIgnacio NavarroSecond HenchmanArturo MartínezArturo MartínezFelipe Dorantes, wrestling promoterAlberto CataláAlberto CataláRubio, wrestling trainerAlejandro CruzAlejandro CruzEl TigreLee MorganLee Morgan

Keywords

Police detectiveMexicoLucha libreMad scientistMurder investigationHuman monsterMind transferGymSecret laboratoryGrave robberPro wrestlingRampaging monsterSports arena

Movie DNA

Genre affinityHorror · Science FictionTheme affinityPolice Detective · Mexico · Lucha LibrePacingShortDirector preference542742Actor preference367050 · 365740 · 398797Country preferenceMx

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Frequently asked questions about The Body Snatcher

What is The Body Snatcher about?

A detective and his cowboy friend team up to stop a mad scientist who is stealing the bodies of murdered wrestlers, and bringing them back to life while electronically replacing their minds with those of animals to make them stronger and live longer. Posing as a successful masked wrestler, the cowboy quickly attracts the attention of the scientist and his henchmen as their next experimental subject...

How long is The Body Snatcher?

The Body Snatcher has a runtime of 80 minutes.