The Body Snatcher
Ladrón de cadáveres
Synopsis
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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Wolf Ruvinskis
Guillermo Santana
Carlos Riquelme
The Mad Scientist, alias Don Panchito
Crox Alvarado
Capt. Carlos Robles
Columba Domínguez
Lucía
Eduardo Alcaraz
Police Chief
Yerye Beirute
Cosme Ramírez, first henchman
Ignacio Navarro
Second Henchman
Arturo Martínez
Felipe Dorantes, wrestling promoter
Alberto Catalá
Rubio, wrestling trainer
Guillermo Hernández
El Lobo negro
Lee Morgan
Alejandro Cruz
El Tigre
Eduardo Moreno
Niño mensajero
Armando Acosta
Espectador lucha libre
Gregorio Acosta
Agente policía
Gabriel Álvarez
Espectador lucha libre
Stephen Berne
Entrenador pelón
Salvador Godínez
Agente policía
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Fernando Méndez
- Screenplay & Story
- Alejandro Verbitzky, Fernando Méndez
- Original Score
- Federico Ruiz
- Original Title
- Ladrón de cadáveres
- Country of Origin
- Mexico
- Spoken Languages
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Production Studios
- Internacional Cinematográfica
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Fernando Méndez
Alejandro Verbitzky, Fernando Méndez
Federico Ruiz
Víctor Herrera
Jorge Busto
Department Leadership Roster
Fernando Méndez
Director
Alejandro Verbitzky
Writer
Fernando Méndez
Writer
Jorge Busto
Editor
Víctor Herrera
Director of Photography
Federico Ruiz
Original Music Composer
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Body Snatcher
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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...
Who directed The Body Snatcher?
The Body Snatcher was directed by Fernando Méndez.
Who stars in The Body Snatcher?
The principal cast of The Body Snatcher includes Wolf Ruvinskis, Carlos Riquelme, Crox Alvarado, Columba Domínguez, Eduardo Alcaraz.
When was The Body Snatcher released and how long is it?
The Body Snatcher was released in 1957 with a total runtime of 1h 20m.
Who composed the musical score for The Body Snatcher?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Body Snatcher was composed by Federico Ruiz.