Get the MovieNight app
Add it to your home screen — faster & full screen
Get the MovieNight app
Add it to your home screen — faster & full screen
Not part of a collection.
If It Were In Your Power…Would You Sacrifice Your Wife…Your Children For Immortality? This Is The Story Of A Man Who Did!
Hugo is a brilliant turn-of-the-century scientist, loved and respected by his family and friends, admired by his colleagues. But he is a man quickly becoming obsessed with a curious and frightening question...What is the mysterious apparition found in the photographs of his dying subjects?
CinemaSerf
May 27, 2023 · via TMDB
"Sir Hugo" (Robert Stephens) is a much respected scientist in Victorian Britain fascinated by motion pictures. Whilst filming his friends punting on the river; they have a calamitous accident and die. What shows up on his photography afterwards intrigues him - it seems as though a mysterious form is taking over their dead bodies. Could this be the "The Asphyx" of ancient Greek myth? He and his son (Robert Powell) decide to try and investigate further with the aim of capturing one in the hope of potentially achieving immortality. It's well put together, the story and script are solid and the lead performances with Jane Lapotaire as "Christina" are quite entertaining to watch. I found it a wee bit long, but give it a go.
Wuchak
Apr 23, 2022 · via TMDB
_**Original, intelligent Hammer-esque horror from the early 70s**_ In 1875, a squire in England and his adopted son (Robert Stephens & Robert Powell) find a possible means of acquiring immortality by trapping the spirit of death, aka the mythological ‘asphyx’ or what we would call the Grim Reaper. Unfortunately, when people play God unforeseen negative things tend to happen. "The Asphyx" (1972) is thinking man’s Brit horror in the vein of "The Revenge of Frankenstein" (1958), "Frankenstein Created Woman" (1967) and "Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed "(1969), as well as the soon-to-come “The Creeping Flesh”(1973). It’s the most obscure of these films because it’s arguably the least of ’em, but it does feature one of the most imaginative concepts. The special effects concerning the captured asphyx are effective and hold up. Jane Lapotaire as Christina is a unique choice for the lead female. Fiona Walker is also on hand. Look closely at Robert Powell and you might remember him in the iconic role of “Jesus of Nazareth” from 1977. The movie runs 1 hour, 23 minutes, but there is a longer U. S. version with about 12 extra minutes, which is inferior because it includes grainy footage from an SD print. The shorter version is the one to go with because the extra material bogs it down IMHO. The flick was shot at Shepperton Studios, just southwest of London. GRADE: B-
User reviews courtesy of TMDB.
Amazon Video
Amazon Video
Robert Powell
Giles Cunningham
Robert Stephens
Sir Hugo Cunningham
Jane Lapotaire
Christina Cunningham
Alex Scott
Sir Edward Barett
Terry Scully
Pauper
Tony Caunter
Warden
Freddie Young
Director of Photography
Mumbo Jumbo
The Tea Coffee Experiment
The Green Mile
Mermaid's Jade
Ghostbusters
Jacob's Ladder
Dark City
Hereditary
Ring
The Conjuring: Last Rites
Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Past
Never Let Me Go
Fallen
Innerspace
Chandramukhi
Pisaasu
Konthayum Poonoolum
The Ring
Sacred
Wolf Hour
Silent Hill
Good Boy
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
28 Weeks Later
It Follows
Dracula Untold
Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime
Child of Kamiari Month
Annabelle Comes Home
Café. Waiting. Love
Here for Blood
The Vault of Horror
The Blair Witch Project
A Dark Song
Inkheart
Veronica
Dr. Cyclops
The Jigsaw
Adult Swim Yule Log
The Hole
Wishmaster
Cult
Superstition
The Golden Compass
The Kindred
6 Souls
Supernova: The Knight, the Princess, & Shooting Star
After Dark
Kuolema käy kuusi beessä
Doctor X
Servamp Movie: Alice in the Garden
Lord of Illusions
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
The Fly II
Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas
The Cars That Ate Paris
Deadly Blessing
Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
Sukma
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
Watchers
Doctor Blood's Coffin
For the Good of Others
The Hearse
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
The Heart of the Damned
The Dark Side of the Moon
Bayou Ghost Story
Head Games
Before Granny Gets Us
Butcher the Bakers
Kinky Hoodoo Voodoo
Haunted Universities
Good Against Evil
Nightmare at Noon
The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Cursed
Judge
Fear Chamber
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
Woodland Grey
Demon Haunt
Damned by Dawn
Terror from the Year 5000
Nezulla the Rat Monster
Shadow Hill
Shame on You
War Angels: Ho'nehe
Untitled Dean Fleischer Camp Film
It Hunts
The Passenger
Dead for Life
Itch
MARTYR
Sis-Ter
The Bloody Way of Ehraman
The Widow in White
The Haunted Girl
Mutantenterror
The Invisible Man
The Dead Zone
The Medusa Touch
The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It
The Curse of Frankenstein
Signs
Chaos Walking
Time Lapse
Twilight Zone: The Movie
The Tingler
The Car
Meg 2: The Trench
Phase IV
Knights of the Zodiac
Underwater
A Witches' Ball
The Meg
The Black Sleep
Twice-Told Tales
Basilisk: The Serpent King
The Evil of Frankenstein
The Astronaut
Return of the Fly
X: The Unknown
Circle
4 Horsemen: Apocalypse
The Return of Doctor X
Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace
Island of Terror
Alien Abduction
The Creeping Flesh
The Unhealer
The Dark Tower
Blood of the Vampire
Dec 5, 1972
Feb 1, 1973
© 2025-2026 MovieNight. All rights reserved.
Versus
Sign in to play →
Wasting, sinking, dazzling, floating
2024
That Model from Paris
1926
Sign in to vote
Battle your watched movies head-to-head
Community Top Movies
Evil Dead II
1987 · 14 wins
The Dark Knight
2008 · 14 wins
Halloween
1978 · 13 wins
Final Destination
2000 · 12 wins
Halloween II
1981 · 11 wins
Trivia
Leaderboard →Playing as a guest — sign in to save your score and rank on the leaderboard.
Movie Trivia
Guess the movie from a clue — tagline, plot, cast and more. Pick from four posters.
What movie experience do you prefer?
What is your favorite movie genre?
Versus
Sign in to play →
Wasting, sinking, dazzling, floating
2024
That Model from Paris
1926
Sign in to vote
Battle your watched movies head-to-head
Community Top Movies
Evil Dead II
1987 · 14 wins
The Dark Knight
2008 · 14 wins
Halloween
1978 · 13 wins
Final Destination
2000 · 12 wins
Halloween II
1981 · 11 wins
Trivia
Leaderboard →Playing as a guest — sign in to save your score and rank on the leaderboard.
Movie Trivia
Guess the movie from a clue — tagline, plot, cast and more. Pick from four posters.
What movie experience do you prefer?
What is your favorite movie genre?
We use essential cookies to run MovieNight, plus analytics (Google Analytics) and advertising (Google AdSense) cookies. By continuing to browse, you agree to this — or click No and we won't. See our Terms & Privacy Policy to learn more.