Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Terence Fisher

Writer:

Anthony Hinds (writer)

Release Date:

15 March 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Drama | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The Ultimate in Evil!

Plot:

Baron Frankenstein has the body of a young woman and all it lacks is the spark of life. He captures...

Plot Keywords:

Execution | Soul | Disfigurement | Doctor Frankenstein | Fourth Part

Cast

Peter Cushing	...	Baron Frankenstein
Susan Denberg	...	Christina
Thorley Walters	...	Doctor Hertz
Robert Morris	...	Hans
Duncan Lamont	...	The Prisoner
Peter Blythe	...	Anton
Barry Warren	...	Karl
Derek Fowlds	...	Johann
Alan MacNaughton	...	Kleve
Peter Madden	...	Chief of Police
Philip Ray	...	Mayor
Ivan Beavis	...	Landlord
Colin Jeavons	...	Priest
Bartlett Mullins	...	Bystander
Alec Mango	...	Spokesman

Also Known As:

And Frankenstein Created Woman (UK) (working title)
Frankenstein Made Woman

Runtime:

86 min | USA:92 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Finland:(Banned) (1967) | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (video rating) (1991) | UK:12 (video re-rating) (2003) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:Unrated | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK

Company:

Hammer Film Productions

Trivia:

In an interview in the TV Times, Keith Barron says that he turned down a horror film, and from his description of the role and the film, it sounds like the Derek Fowlds part in this film.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Christina meets Anton she is wearing white nail varnish, all the rage in the swinging 60's but not in the 19th century in which the Film is set.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

Story of a Tragic Figure

An interesting allegory of the idea of the metaphysical state of the body. Frankenstein Created Woman(1967) deals with the themes of Karma, Religion, and Fate. Peter Crushing gives another outstanding performance in his fourth outing as Dr. Frankenstein. This is different from other Frankenstein films because it deals with the soul of a wrongly accused man that is put into a woman's body.

Susan Denberg as Christina is stunning does a terrific job as the woman who's fated to a tragic life. Frankenstein Created Woman(1967) is similar to Francois Truffalt's The Bride Wore Black(1968) in its also about a woman who sets out to avenge the death of a love one. It is one of the best movies to come out of Hammer studios. The ending is sad as you can see that the Baron truely cares for Christina.