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Burke and Hare

A black comedy about two 19th-century grave robbers who find a lucrative business providing cadavers for an Edinburgh medical school.

Based on the true story of the famous murderers, this movie follows the hapless exploits of William Burke (Simon Pegg) and William Hare (Andy Serkis) as they fall into the highly-profitable business of providing cadavers for the medical fraternity in 19th-century Edinburgh, Scotland, then the center of medical learning. The one thing they were short of was bodies.

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Info about Burke and Hare

Studio(s): Quickfire Films, Ealing Studios

Originally Released: United Kingdom, Oct 29, 2010

Production Country: United Kingdom

Box Office Gross: $4,349,187.00

Genres:Comedy, Thriller, Crime, History