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  1. The Burke and Hare murders were a series of sixteen murders committed over a period of about ten months in 1828 in Edinburgh, Scotland. They were undertaken by William Burke and William Hare, who sold the corpses to Robert Knox for dissection at his anatomy lectures.

  2. Sep 9, 2011 · Burke and Hare: Directed by John Landis. With Bill Bailey, Tom Wilkinson, Michael Smiley, Tim Curry. A black comedy about two 19th-century grave robbers who find a lucrative business providing cadavers for an Edinburgh medical school.

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    • Comedy, Crime, History
    • John Landis
    • 2011-09-09
  3. Burke & Hare is a 2010 British black comedy film, loosely based on the Burke and Hare murders of 1828. Directed by John Landis from an original screenplay by Nick Moorcroft and Piers Ashworth, the film stars Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis as William Burke and William Hare respectively.

  4. The story of Burke and Hare, infamous grave-robbers and murderers in 19th century Edinburgh. Burke and Hare, Edinburgh’s most ghoulish residents! In contrast to the increase in numbers of executions in the wake of the Bloody Code, the Judgement of Death Act 1823 saw the number of crimes punishable by death in Britain drop dramatically.

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  5. When bodies became scarce, some people took to stealing bodies from graves, or worse, to sell to medical schools. In 19th century Edinburgh, two enterprising men did just that. Their names were ...

  6. Oct 13, 2011 · In Theaters: Aug 5 On Demand: Sept 9. Dir: John LandisCast: Simon Pegg, Andy Serki, Isla Fisher, Tom Wilkinson...From John Landis, the director of ANIMAL HOUSE and THE BLUES BROTHERS, BURKE &...

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    • IFC Films
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  8. Currently you are able to watch "Burke & Hare" streaming on AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel. It is also possible to buy "Burke & Hare" on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube as download or rent it on Amazon Video, Apple TV online.

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