The Surgeon's Knife

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The Surgeon's Knife
The Surgeon's Knife.jpg
Directed by Gordon Parry
Written by
Based on The Wicked Flee by Anne Hocking
Produced byCharles Leeds
Starring Donald Houston
Adrienne Corri
Lyndon Brook
Cinematography Lionel Banes
Edited by Jim Connock
Music by Bruce Montgomery
Production
company
Gibraltar Films
Distributed byGrand National Pictures (UK)
Distributors Corporation of America (US)
Release date
  • October 1957 (1957-10)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Surgeon's Knife is a 1957 British crime film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Donald Houston, Adrienne Corri and Lyndon Brook. [1] [2] It was written by Robert Westerby, adapted from 1940 novel The Wicked Flee by Anne Hocking.

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Synopsis

When his patient dies during an operation, a surgeon resorts to murder to cover up his negligence. [3]

Cast

Critical reception

Picturegoer wrote: "Its sensational story is unlikely to be serialized in The Lancet , but Donald Houston and supporting cast make it appear quite exciting throughout for the screen." [4]

TV Guide rated the film 2/5 stars, noting a "Standard melodrama without enough suspense to be terrifying." [5]

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References

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  2. "The Surgeon's Knife (1957)". BFI. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019.
  3. "The Surgeon's Knife (1957) - Gordon Parry | Cast and Crew". AllMovie.
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  5. "The Surgeon's Knife | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023.