The trailer for John Landis’ Burke & Hare
is now online and stars Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Isla Fisher, Tim Curry
& Christopher lee.
The film recounts the infamous killing spree attributed to Irish immigrants
William Burke and William Hare, who sold the corpses of their 17
victims to provide materials for dissection to students from the Edinburgh
Medical College. Their accomplices included Burke’s mistress, Helen
M’Dougal, and Hare’s wife, Margaret Laird.
