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The Man with Nine Lives (1940)

NR · 1940-04-18 · 1h 14m · EN
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He kills in the name of science...Tombs of ice for the living...Chambers of horror for the dead!

Dr. Leon Kravaal develops a potential cure for cancer, which involves freezing the patient. But an experiment goes awry when authorities believe Kravaal has killed a patient. Kravaal freezes the officials, along with himself. Years later, they are discovered and revived in hopes that Kravaal can indeed complete his cure. But human greed and weakness compound to disrupt the project.

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Boris KarloffBoris KarloffDr. Leon KravaalRoger PryorRoger PryorDr. Tim MasonJo Ann SayersJo Ann SayersNurse Judith BlairStanley BrownStanley BrownBob AdamsJohn DilsonJohn DilsonJohn HawthorneHal TaliaferroHal TaliaferroSheriff StantonByron FoulgerByron FoulgerDr. BassettCharles TrowbridgeCharles TrowbridgeDr. HarveyErnie AdamsErnie AdamsPete DaggettMinta DurfeeMinta DurfeeFrozen Therapy Patient (uncredited)Charles MillerCharles MillerDoctor Spectator Explaining Procedure (uncredited)Eddie DewEddie DewDoctor Spectator Listening to Explanation (uncredited)

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MurderDoctorCancerIslandMad scientistFlashbackScientific experimentRevenge motiveCanadaCryogenicsMad doctorFrozen aliveMedical experimentGlacierIce cave

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Genre affinityScience FictionTheme affinityMurder · Doctor · CancerPacingShortDirector preference337603Actor preference164967 · 298381 · 363689Country preferenceUs

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Dr. Leon Kravaal develops a potential cure for cancer, which involves freezing the patient. But an experiment goes awry when authorities believe Kravaal has killed a patient. Kravaal freezes the officials, along with himself. Years later, they are discovered and revived in hopes that Kravaal can indeed complete his cure. But human greed and weakness compound to disrupt the project.

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The Man with Nine Lives has a runtime of 74 minutes.

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