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''Dr. Phibes Rises Again!'' is a 1972 British horror film. It is the sequel to ''The Abominable Dr. Phibes'' (1971), and stars Vincent Price as Dr. Anton Phibes. ==Plot== The film begins by recapping the events of the previous film, following Dr. Anton Phibes' murderous quest for vengeance against the doctors he blamed for the death of his wife, Victoria. Phibes eluded capture by placing himself in suspended animation in a sarcophagus he shares with the body of his wife, where he would lay in darkness until the moon had entered into proper alignment with the planets, which had not occurred in over two thousand years. Three years later, the conjunction occurs, and Phibes rises from his sarcophagus. Summoning his silent assistant Vulnavia (Valli Kemp, replacing Virginia North), Phibes prepares to take Victoria to Egypt; there, in a hidden tomb, flows the River of Life, promising resurrection for Victoria and eternal life for the two of them. Rising from his basement, Phibes is shocked to discover that his house has been demolished, and a safe containing a scroll of papyrus, showing the way to the River of Life, is now empty. Phibes knows of only one person who could be seeking the same goal: Darius Biederbeck (Robert Quarry), a man who has lived for centuries through the use of a special elixir. Translating the papyrus, Biederbeck prepares to set out for Egypt, in order to find the River of Life for both himself and his lover Diana (Fiona Lewis). However, Phibes and Vulnavia enter Biederbeck's house, kill his manservant and reclaim the papyrus, before leaving for Southampton to sail to Egypt. Biederbeck travels with Diana and his assistant Ambrose (Hugh Griffith) on the same boat; Ambrose is killed by Phibes when he finds Victoria's body in the hold, his body stuffed in a giant bottle and thrown overboard. Washing up near Southampton, Ambrose's body is discovered by Inspector Trout (Peter Jeffrey). He and Superintendent Waverley (John Cater) question the shipping agent for the boat; upon hearing the descriptions of the tall woman (Vulnavia) and a clockwork band being brought aboard, both men realize that Phibes has returned. Trout and Waverley give chase, catching up to Biederbeck's archaeological party near the mountain where the hidden temple is located. Phibes, having set up residence inside the temple, locates an empty sarcophagus with a hidden compartment to hide Victoria's body, as well as a silver key. He begins killing Biederbeck's men in methods inspired by Egyptian themes; one man is killed by a hawk, another trapped in a scorpion-shaped throne and stung to death by live scorpions. Biederbeck's team eventually breaks through the temple and takes the sarcophagus, where Biederbeck discovers the key. Phibes uses a giant fan to simulate a wind storm, while Vulnavia enters the tent with the sarcophagus and crushes the man watching over it in a giant screw press. Though the sarcophagus is retaken and Victoria's body is safe, Phibes discovers the key is gone. Despite the deaths, Biederbeck is insistent on finding the River of Life, and sends Diana with the last remaining team member, Hackett (Gerald Sim), to return to England. On the way, Hackett leaves his truck to investigate what appears to be a battalion of British troops over a nearby dune, only to find they are more of Phibes' clockwork men; upon returning to the truck, Diana is gone, and as he restarts the engine, Hackett is sand-blasted to death, his truck crashing into Biederbeck's tent. Realizing Phibes has taken Diana, Biederbeck rushes inside the temple and confronts Phibes, who demands the key in exchange for Diana's life. Unable to break Diana free of Phibes' trap, Biederbeck surrenders the key. Just as Phibes promised, Diana's life is spared, and Phibes opens the gates and takes Victoria's coffin through. With the gates closed and locked, Biederbeck pleads with Phibes to take him along as he begins to age rapidly, while Phibes sings "Over the Rainbow" as he fades from sight. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dr. Phibes Rises Again」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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