Burke and Hare is a British dark comedy movie, based on the Burke and Hare murders. Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis are William Burke and William Hare respectively and the movies directed by John Landis. Its Landis's first feature film release in about twelve years, the last being his 1998's Susan's Plan.
The Burke and Hare murders (also known as the West Port murders) were serial murders perpetrated in Edinburgh, Scotland, from November 1827 to 31 October 1828. The killings were attributed to Irish immigrants William Burke and William Hare, who sold the corpses of their 17 victims to provide material for dissection. Their purchaser was Doctor Robert Knox, a private anatomy lecturer whose students were drawn from Edinburgh Medical College. Their accomplices included Burke's mistress, Helen M'Dougal, and Hare's wife, Margaret Laird. From their infamous method of killing their victims has come the word "burking", meaning to purposefully smother and compress the chest of a victim.
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Stars:
Simon Pegg (William Burke)
Andy Serkis (William Hare)
Tim Curry (Dr. Monroe)
Christopher Lee (Old Joseph)
Isla Fisher (Ginny)
Tom Wilkinson (Dr. Knox)
Georgia King (Emma)
Hugh Bonneville (Lord Harrington)
The feature film has just been released in the United Kingdom and Ireland this weekend and as yet no US release date and others revealed right now.
LEEE777 - Looks a star studded cast and Happy Halloween!