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  Brilliant Victorian aristocrat and scientist Sir Hugo Cunningham has a morbid fascination with photographing the dead. But when his son s death in a horrific boating accident is caught on film he discovers that a mysterious creature, the Asphyx, appears at the point of death to consume the soul. Sir Hugo theorises that if he can capture the creature when it appears and lock it away he can achieve immortality. Together with his soon to be son in-law Giles, Sir Hugo embarks on a dangerous and all-consuming quest to give his family eternal life - but as his obsession takes over and his experiments start to go wrong...

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  Victorian scientist and philanthropist Sir Hugo Cunningham (Robert Stephens) believes his experiments in photographing the dying at the very moment of their passing have somehow captured images of the victims' souls leaving their bodies. But when he unfortunately records on moving film the accidental death of his son and his fiance he discovers the apparition he has captured on film is moving toward the victims rather than away from them. Sir Hugo theorizes that it must be the m

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  Brilliant Victorian aristocrat and scientist Sir Hugo Cunningham (Robert Stephens) has a morbid fascination with photographing the dead. But when his son's death in a horrific boating accident is caught on film he discovers that a mysterious creature (called the Asphyx) appears at the point of death to consume the soul. Sir Hugo theorises that if he can capture the Asphyx when it appears and lock it away he can achieve immortality. Together with his soon to be son-in-law Giles (Robert Powell) Sir Hugo embarks on a dangerous and all-consuming quest to give his family eternal life. But as his obsession takes over his experiments start to go wrong... The Asphyx has been digitally remastered from the original negatives by BBC Post Production. Special Features: Deleted Scenes Theatrical Trailer Stills Gallery Restoration Featurette

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  Early 1970s cult British horror starring Robert Stephens and Robert Powell. The Asphyx - the spirit of death - enters the body at the precise moment the soul is released. Each person has their own asphyx and if it can be captured the person can theoretically live forever. Sir Hugo (stephens) through his interest in photography and metaphysics captures the asphyx on film. when his son dies in a boating accident Sir Hugo becomes obsessed with immortal life with terrible consequences.