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Watch: The Asphyx 1972 123movies, Full Movie Online – Hugo is a brilliant mid-Victorian 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? Hugo brings to a family boating party his newest invention-a motion picture camera. The party quickly turns into a disaster as he captures on film the tragic drowning of his wife and son. When the film is replayed later, the same ghostlike presence appears. It flies towards his son, and vanishes inside his dying body. Has Hugo discovered The Asphyx, the spirit of the dead described in Greek mythology? A spirit which lives in constant agony, not finding rest until it takes possession of a human body? Could the spirit, if captured, become the key to immortality? Hugo is compelled to find the answers. It is a ghoulish search, with eternally haunting results..
Plot: 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?
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	6.2/10 Votes: 2,672
	71% | RottenTomatoes
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	N/A Votes: 49 Popularity: 3.667 | TMDB

Reviews:

One-of-a-kind Gothic horror
A clever, likable story of one man’s quest for immortality, this film is something of a neglected gem in the horror genre. The Gothic atmosphere makes it feel like one of the better Hammer films, while the supernatural events which occur are actually believable (the use of the real-life society of psychical research adds to the authenticity) and therefore all the more frightening because of this. Some people have criticised the film for being too talky and too boring, but there are loads of scientific experiments going on in the best Frankenstein tradition to liven things up.

Robert Stephens puts in an unlikable yet accurate performance as a man who will stop at nothing to achieve immortality, his character understandable yet despicable at the same time. Robert Powell (THE SURVIVOR) puts in one of his better turns as a young man caught up in the horror. Jane Lapotaire adds some conviction to her role as a female victim (she doesn’t just scream all the time), and at least everyone looks the part in this film.

The one truly memorable thing, though, is the special effect of the Asphyx itself, a creature which possesses the body at the moment of death. While not sophisticated by any means, the ghostly form of the Asphyx (it looks a bit like the ghosts in GHOSTBUSTERS) is really spooky. It’s obvious that only a puppet is being used, but this beats the lame CGI effects of the recent THE HAUNTING remake in shudder value. Added to this there is the unearthly wailing noises which really send shivers down your spine. Although there is little gore, there are some memorable bits of violence.

THE ASPHYX definitely deserves more respect than it currently has, I don’t think many people have heard of it at all which is a real shame. If you like your horror in the best Gothic tradition, then this is the film for you. Very clever and with a disturbing ending, THE ASPHYX is commendably weird.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 39 min (99 min), 1 hr 23 min (83 min) (USA)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated PG
Genre Horror, Sci-Fi
Director Peter Newbrook
Writer Christina Beers, Laurence Beers, Brian Comport
Actors Robert Powell, Robert Stephens, Jane Lapotaire
Country United Kingdom
Awards N/A
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (Super Quadraphonic Sound)
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Todd-AO 35
Printed Film Format 35 mm