"Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Robert Knox requires cadavers for his research into the functioning of the human body; local ne'er-do-wells Burke and Hare find ways to provide him with fresh specimens..."
Peter Cushing
as Dr. Robert Knox
Donald Pleasence
as William Hare
George Rose
as William Burke
June Laverick
as Martha Knox
Renée Houston
as Helen Burke
Dermot Walsh
as Dr. Geoffrey Mitchell
Billie Whitelaw
as Mary Patterson
John Cairney
as Chris Jackson
Melvyn Hayes
as Daft Jamie
June Powell
as Maggie O'Hara
Andrew Faulds
as Inspector McCulloch
Philip Leaver
as Dr. Elliot
George Woodbridge
as Dr. Ferguson
Garard Green
as Dr. Andrews
Esma Cannon
as Aggie
George Bishop
as Blind Man
Beckett Bould
as Old Angus
George Street
as Publican
Michael Balfour
as Drunken Sailor
Steven Scott
as Grave Robber
Raf De La Torre
Marita Constantinou
as
John Gilling
Director
Original Story
Screenplay
Leon Griffiths
Jack Slade
Editor
John Elphick
Art Direction
Robert S. Baker
Producer
Monty Berman
Stanley Black
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Jimmy Evans
Makeup Artist
Betty Sherriff
Hairdresser
Jack Swinburne
Production Manager
Chic Waterson
Camera Operator
Bob Jones
Sound Recordist
George Stephenson