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17 June 1971 (USA)
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The brilliant but misunderstood scientist Frankenstein builds a man made up of a collection of spare body parts...
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Disastrous wrong turn by Hammer
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ralph Bates | ... | Victor Frankenstein |
| Kate O'Mara | ... | Alys |
| Veronica Carlson | ... | Elizabeth Heiss |
| Dennis Price | ... | The Graverobber |
| Jon Finch | ... | Lt. Henry Becker |
| Bernard Archard | ... | Prof. Heiss |
| Graham James | ... | Wilhelm Kassner |
| James Hayter | ... | Bailiff |
| Joan Rice | ... | Graverobber's wife |
| Stephen Turner | ... | Stephan |
| Neil Wilson | ... | Schoolmaster |
| James Cossins | ... | Dean |
| Glenys O'Brien | ... | Maggie |
| Geoffrey Lumsden | ... | Instructor |
| Chris Lethbridge-Baker | ... | Priest (as C. Lethbridge Baker) |
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95 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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Iceland:16 |
Australia:M |
Sweden:15 |
UK:12 (video re-rating) (2002) |
UK:15 (video rating) (1993) |
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This Frankenstein film stands alone and is not a part of Hammer's six film Frankenstein series, starring Peter Cushing as Dr. Frankenstein. It was, essentially a remake of The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), and it is rumored that a younger actor, Ralph Bates, was cast to appeal to a younger audience.
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Continuity: When the monster first leaves the castle it pulls the lock right out of the door. Shortly afterward it is in place again without anybody having the time to do the repair.
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Featured in Bring Back... Star Wars (2008) (TV)
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THE HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Sound format: Mono
Jimmy Sangster's feeble hybrid is a misguided attempt to fulfil two ambitions: First to remake THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957) - the film which launched Hammer Studios to worldwide fame - with half the budget and twice the irony; and second, to promote Ralph Bates as their new 'youth-oriented' star. The film fails on both counts because of the cheapjack production values and the general air of mockery, and because Bates plays the Baron as an arrogant, dissolute youth with few redeeming features, completely lacking the ice-cold authority of Peter Cushing in his prime. Hammer could never appeal to the 'youth' market without falling flat on its face, and this one is no exception. Here, the Baron works his way through a threadbare cast-list, seeking spare parts to build a monster that ends up looking like a pro-wrestler! Naturally, the brain is damaged before he manages to sew it into the creature's cranium, providing an excuse for some lacklustre mayhem once the monster is up and running.
There are minor virtues: Dennis Price enjoys himself as a graverobber who goes about his business with an unseemly glee, and the wonderful Kate O'Mara is upstaged by her own cleavage, but horror fans won't be amused by the film's rambling plot and half-hearted attempts at humor. Thankfully, the series bowed out in style three years later when Peter Cushing re-teamed with director Terence Fisher for the dignified swan song FRANKENSTEIN AND THE MONSTER FROM HELL (1973).