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Frankenstein 1970

  • 19581958
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 23m
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4.9/10
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Charlotte Austin in Frankenstein 1970 (1958)
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Needing money, the last of the Frankensteins leases his castle out to a film company as he tries to complete his ancestor's gruesome experiments at creating life.Needing money, the last of the Frankensteins leases his castle out to a film company as he tries to complete his ancestor's gruesome experiments at creating life.Needing money, the last of the Frankensteins leases his castle out to a film company as he tries to complete his ancestor's gruesome experiments at creating life.
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    • Howard W. Koch
  • Writers
    • Richard H. Landau(screenplay)
    • George Worthing Yates(screenplay)
    • Aubrey Schenck(story)
  • Stars
    • Boris Karloff
    • Tom Duggan
    • Jana Lund
    • Howard W. Koch
  • Writers
    • Richard H. Landau(screenplay)
    • George Worthing Yates(screenplay)
    • Aubrey Schenck(story)
  • Stars
    • Boris Karloff
    • Tom Duggan
    • Jana Lund
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 50User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
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    Boris Karloff
    Boris Karloff
    • Baron Victor von Frankenstein
    Tom Duggan
    • Mike Shaw
    Jana Lund
    Jana Lund
    • Carolyn Hayes
    Don 'Red' Barry
    Don 'Red' Barry
    • Douglas Rowe
    • (as Donald Barry)
    Charlotte Austin
    Charlotte Austin
    • Judy Stevens
    Irwin Berke
    • Inspector Raab
    Rudolph Anders
    Rudolph Anders
    • Wilhelm Gottfried
    Norbert Schiller
    Norbert Schiller
    • Shuter
    John Dennis
    John Dennis
    • Morgan Haley
    Mike Lane
    Mike Lane
    • Hans Himmler…
    Jack Kenney
    Jack Kenney
    • Assistant Cameraman
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Ploski
    Joe Ploski
    • Station Porter
    • (uncredited)
    Otto Reichow
    Otto Reichow
    • Atomic Reactor Expert
    • (uncredited)
    Franz Roehn
    • Cab Driver
    • (uncredited)
      • Howard W. Koch
    • Writers
      • Richard H. Landau(screenplay)
      • George Worthing Yates(screenplay)
      • Aubrey Schenck(story)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The Breen Office ordered a number of changes in both the script and the original cut of the film. One of the changes that was ordered was the sound of the device Baron Frankenstein used to dispose of body parts. The original grinding sound was considered too horrific, so it was replaced with the sound of a toilet flush, which resulted in unintended laughter from audiences. This was believed to be the first time ever that the sound of a toilet flush was heard in an American film. UPDATE: A toilet is flushed in The Grapes of Wrath (1940) eighteen years before this film.
    • Goofs
      The degree of damage to Baron Frankenstein's disfigured eye changes from scene to scene.
    • Quotes

      Baron Victor von Frankenstein: [reading from his ancestor's stone memorial marker] "I, Frankenstein, began my work in the year 1740 A.D. with all good intentions and humane thoughts to the high purpose of probing the secrets of life itself with but one end, the betterment of mankind."

      [speaking for himself]

      Baron Victor von Frankenstein: So wrote my ancestor, but first he had to learn how flesh is made. He had to discover the art of transplanting vital organs from human beings into his creature and knitting them together until they all had all the attributes of God-inspired birth. Of course, I must admit that perhaps he was not too scrupulous about where he got his raw material.

    • Connections
      Featured in Chiller Theatre: Frankenstein 1970 (1962)

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    7/10
    Karloff Made This Film
    This is not a down right awful film... it's actually quite fun to watch. This might not be the best film Karloff has starred in but it's entertaining! It's nice to see Karloff in a role reversal of Frankenstein. He is the scientist who created The Monster in this film.

    I have to agree with other reviewers that it is Karloff's presence in the movie that makes this one worth watching over again. Some of the film is laughable - which really creates the "fun" in watching the film.

    Love the semi-Gothic atmosphere - and the surprise at the end of it.

    All in all this is a good weekend popcorn flick! Worth watching if you like anything Frankenstein and/or Boris Karloff! 7/10
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    • Rainey-Dawn
    • Sep 5, 2015

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    • Release date
      • July 20, 1958 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • German
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    • Filming locations
      • Stage 3, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Aubrey Schenck Productions
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    • 1 hour 23 minutes
      • Black and White

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