The Man Who Could Cheat Death 4K 1959 Ultra HD 2160p

Story Movie

Dr. Bonnet expects to live forever, extending his life by periodically transplanting parathyroid glands from his young and healthy victims. He looks 40 years old, but he's actually 104. As time goes on, the people around him begin to suspect something....

Review 4K Movie

In 1890, in Paris, the artist Dr. Georges Bonnet (Anton Diffring) invites a group of friends for a private exposition of his new sculpture. Among the guests are Dr. Pierre Gerrard (Christopher Lee) and his companion Janine Du Bois (Hazel Court) that had an affair with Dr. Bonnet ten years ago in Italy. When they see each other, their love rekindle. However Dr. Bonnet has a dark secret since he is 104 years old and needs to have a gland transplanted every ten years to keep his youth. But his partner and friend Dr. Ludwig Weiss (Arnold Marle) had a stroke in Switzerland and cannot perform the surgery.

"The Man Who Could Cheat Death" is a combination of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "The Picture of Dorian Gray", with a doctor that discovers a means to stay young with thirty and something years. This Hammer production has wonderful sets, great story and excellent cast.