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| “ | Nine have killed you, nine shall die. | „ |
| ~ Dr. Phibes to a picture of his wife. |
Dr. Anton Phibes is the main antagonist in The Abominable Dr. Phibes and Dr. Phibes Rises Again.
He was portrayed by the late Vincent Price, who also played Professor Henry Jarrod in House of Wax, Cardinal Richelieu in the 1948 film adaptation of The Three Musketeers, King Richard III in the 1962 remake of The Tower of London, Zigzag in The Thief and the Cobbler, Egghead in the 1960s Batman TV series, Prince Prospero in The Masque of the Red Death, Dr. Goldfoot in Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine and Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs, Matthew Hopkins in The Witchfinder General, Edward Lionheart in Theater of Blood, Lord Edward Whitman in Cry of the Banshee, one of the Sub-humans in Fire and Ice, himself in Escapes, Phantom in the Disneyland Paris Phantom Manor attraction, Sinister Man in Bloodbath at the House of Death, Professor Ratigan in The Great Mouse Detective, and the Narrator in Thriller.
Biography[]
The Abominable Dr. Phibes[]
He was a doctor of music and theology and one of the greatest organists. One day, while rushing for his beautiful, but dreadfully ill wife, Victoria, he was horribly disfigured by a car crash. The accident also affected his voice, so he can barely talk, forcing him to use a phonograph as his voice by plugging a cord from the phonograph to his neck. To make things worse, his wife died on a operating table. And with that Phibes blamed to doctors and kill them by using the terrible things used as plagues Moses warned Ramses and God sent on Egypt for not letting the Israelites free.
Dr. Phibes Rises Again![]
Dr. Phibes comes back to life. This time he searches for the river of life so he and his wife can have eternal youth. One man, Biederbeck also wants to seek out the River of Life and momentarily steals the papyrus from the torn down house of Phibes so he can study. Phibes and Vulnavia take out the manservant and steal the papyrus back.
Curses[]
- (Boils) Bees: Professor Thornton
- (Gnats) Bats: Dr. Dunwoody
- (Frogs) Mechanical Frog Mask: Dr. Hargreaves
- (Blood) Draining Blood: Dr. Longstreet
- (Hail) Snow Machine: Dr. Hedgepath
- (Flies) Rats: Dr. Kitaj
- (Livestock) Brass Unicorn Head: Dr. Whitcombe
- Locusts: Nurse Allan
- Death of the First Born Male Child: Dr. Versalius and his son, Lem.
- Darkness: Dr. Phibes
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Many horror movie fans believe that Phibes was inspired by the Phantom of the Opera, for they are both tragic and disfigured seekers of revenge.
- Anton Phhibes' theme song is "War March of the Priests" by Mendelssohn.
- Anton Phhibes' victory music after killing most of the doctors and finding the river of life is "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" from the 1939 musical film The Wizard of Oz.
- Dr. Phibes marks Vincent Price's 100th film performance.