Dr. Phibes Rises Again

Dr. Phibes Rises Again is a 1972 British horror film. It is the sequel to The Abominable Dr. Phibes 1971, and stars Vincent Price as Dr. Anton Phibes.

Phibes knows of only one person who could be seeking the same goal Darius Biederbeck Robert Quarry, a man who has lived for centuries through the use of a special elixir. After translating the papyrus, Biederbeck prepares to travel to Egypt to find the River of Life for himself and his lover Diana Fiona Lewis. Phibes and Vulnavia enter Biederbecks house, kill his manservant and reclaim the papyrus, then they leave for Southampton to sail to Egypt. Biederbeck travels with Diana and his assistant Ambrose Hugh Griffith on the same boat Ambrose is killed by Phibes when he finds Victorias body in the hold, and his body is stuffed in a giant bottle and thrown overboard. Inspector Trout Peter Jeffrey discovers Ambroses body when the bottle washes ashore near Southampton. He and Superintendent Waverley John Cater question the shipping agent for the boat upon hearing the descriptions of the tall woman Vulnavia and a clockwork band being brought aboard, they realize that Phibes has returned.Trout and Waverley pursue him. They catch up to Biederbecks archaeological party near the mountain location of the hidden temple. Phibes, having set up residence inside the temple, hides Victorias body in the hidden compartment of an empty sarcophagus. He also finds the silver key that opens the gates to the river. Phibes kills each of Biederbecks men using methods inspired by Egyptian mythology one man is killed by a hawk, another is stung to death by live scorpions. Biederbecks team eventually breaks into the temple and takes the sarcophagus, and Biederbeck discovers the key. Phibes uses a giant fan to simulate a wind storm, while Vulnavia enters the tent with the sarcophagus and crushes the man watching over it in a giant screw press. Though the sarcophagus is retaken and Victorias body is safe, Phibes discovers the key is gone. ........

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