Movie
Where to Watch The Asphyx (1972) in the US
- 1972
- PG
- 1h 23m
- 6.2IMDb
- 67%Rotten Tomatoes
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What it's about
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.
Cast and crew
- Director
- Peter Newbrook
- Starring
- Robert Powell, Robert Stephens, Jane Lapotaire
Details
- Release date
- Feb 1, 1973
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
Where to Watch The Asphyx (1972) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch The Asphyx in the United States?
- The Asphyx is available free with ads, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie free with ads on Plex Channel (HD), Plex Player (HD), Tubi TV, and Xumo Play (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy. Rent the movie on Prime Video.
- Can I stream The Asphyx or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Rent the movie on Prime Video.
- Can I watch The Asphyx for free in the United States?
- Watch the movie free with ads on Plex Channel (HD), Plex Player (HD), Tubi TV, and Xumo Play (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy.
