Burke and Hare
ComedyCrimeHistoryThriller
A black comedy about two 19th-century grave robbers who find a lucrative business providing cadavers for an Edinburgh medical school.
Director
John Landis
Writers
Piers Ashworth, Nick Moorcroft
Stars
Bill Bailey, Tom Wilkinson, Michael Smiley, Tim Curry
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
🎭 Top Cast
Bill Bailey
as Hangman
Gabrielle Downey
as Mad Maggie
Jessica Hynes
as Lucky
Tom Wilkinson
as Doctor Robert Knox
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Joyce Henderson
as Mrs. McFie
Michael Smiley
as Patterson
Tim Curry
as Doctor Monro
Isla Fisher
as Ginny Hawkins
Pollyanna McIntosh
as Mary
Paul Davis
as Patient
💰 Box Office
$4,791,599
Worldwide Gross
$4,833
Domestic Gross
$947
Opening Weekend
£7,500,000
Production Budget
🎯 Categories
ComedyDark ComedySatireCrimeTrue CrimeHistoryThriller
📖 Synopsis
A black comedy about two 19th-century grave robbers who find a lucrative business providing cadavers for an Edinburgh medical school.