The movie was so successful they made some kind of sequel called "theater of blood" which was,IMHO ,even better for Shakespeare was more inspiring than the plagues of Egypt and also because the hero had a more talented co-star in the shape of Dame Diana Rigg .
But "Phibes" was the first one -although it owes ,like lots of other movies ,a good deal to Agatha Christie and "and then there were none" -and is a must for any horror buff;the crimes are ,so to speak,imaginative and you will know where the "Saw" writers found some of their better ideas when you see the scene of the operation;although American,Joseph Cotten has got the British stiff upper lip;the police never lose their composure amids all those horrors and brilliantly fail to prevent the good doctor from doing away with those who botched their work some years back.
But "Phibes" was the first one -although it owes ,like lots of other movies ,a good deal to Agatha Christie and "and then there were none" -and is a must for any horror buff;the crimes are ,so to speak,imaginative and you will know where the "Saw" writers found some of their better ideas when you see the scene of the operation;although American,Joseph Cotten has got the British stiff upper lip;the police never lose their composure amids all those horrors and brilliantly fail to prevent the good doctor from doing away with those who botched their work some years back.