The Body Snatcher
1957, Spanish. Directed by Fernando Méndez.
A detective and his cowboy friend team up to stop a mad scientist who is stealing the bodies of murdered wrestlers, and bringing them back to life while electronically replacing their minds with those of animals to make them stronger and live longer. Posing as a successful masked wrestler, the cowboy quickly attracts the attention of the scientist and his henchmen as their next experimental subject...
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Fernando MéndezDirector
- Wolf RuvinskisGuillermo Santana
- Carlos RiquelmeThe Mad Scientist, alias Don Panchito
- Crox AlvaradoCapt. Carlos Robles
- Columba DomínguezLucía
- Eduardo AlcarazPolice Chief
- Yerye BeiruteCosme Ramírez, first henchman
- Ignacio NavarroSecond Henchman
- Arturo MartínezFelipe Dorantes, wrestling promoter
- Alberto CataláRubio, wrestling trainer
- Guillermo HernándezEl Lobo negro
- Lee MorganCast
- Alejandro CruzEl Tigre
Details
- Released
- 26 September 1957
- Original title
- Ladrón de cadáveres
- Country
- Mexico
- Written by
- Fernando Méndez, Alejandro Verbitzky
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The Body Snatcher runs 80 minutes (1h 20m).
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The Body Snatcher isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Body Snatcher?
If you liked The Body Snatcher, try Santo and Blue Demon Against the Monsters, The Creeping Flesh, Tarantula.
Who directed The Body Snatcher?
The Body Snatcher (1957) was directed by Fernando Méndez and stars Wolf Ruvinskis, Carlos Riquelme, Crox Alvarado.