Not one of Hammer's better known films, THE MAN WHO COULD CHEAT DEATH is nonetheless an interesting piece from the studio's most famous period. Directed reasonably well by Terence Fisher and with a typically sinister performance from Anton Diffring as the lead (replacing Peter Cushing at short notice), this feels like a cross between two literary classics, The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde. The plot is quite small scale and character-focused, even dragged out a bit at times, but authoritative performances from Christopher Lee and in particular Hazel Court make it an entertaining watch.
Review of The Man Who Could Cheat Death
