Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)

After being reanimated, Baron Frankenstein transfers the soul of an executed young man into the body of his lover, prompting her to kill the men who wronged them.

Director:

Terence Fisher

Writer:

Anthony Hinds (original screenplay) (as John Elder)

Stars:

Peter Cushing, Susan Denberg, Thorley Walters

Cast

Complete credited 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 MacNaughtan	...	Kleve
Peter Madden	...	Chief of Police
Philip Ray	...	Mayor
Ivan Beavis	...	Landlord
Colin Jeavons	...	Priest
Bartlett Mullins	...	Bystander
Alec Mango	...	Spokesman

Storyline

A dead and frozen Baron Frankenstein is re-animated by his colleague Dr. Hertz proving to him that the soul does not leave the body on the instant of death. His lab assistant, young Hans, is found guilty of murdering the local pub owner with whom he had an argument where he foolishly swore to kill the man and Frankenstein acquires his body immediately after the execution. Hans had been quite friendly with the dead man's daughter Christina who returns just in time to see him guillotined. Distraught, she commits suicide and is brought back to life by the good Doctor but with Hans' brain replacing her own. As memories return to her - Hans' memories in fact - she sets out to pursue and kill those responsible for having sent him to his death.

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Plot Keywords:

female frontal nudity | memory | execution | headless corpse | decapitation | 

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Taglines:

The Ultimate in Evil!

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Unrated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Final film of Philip Ray.

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Goofs

Anton breaks his cane striking Hans during the fight in the cafe. However, when he is serenading Christina beneath her window, the cane is whole again.

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Quotes

Chief of Police: Do you expect us to believe this childish rubbish, sir? Do you take us for fools?
Baron Frankenstein: Yes.

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Connections

Referenced in Cinemassacre's Monster Madness: Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (2013)

User Reviews

Offbeat but fun sequel

I like this one a lot better than the previous sequel, even though it also lacks Christopher Lee. Cushing seems more interested in the script, though, and the whole concept is more engaging. Basically, Frankenstein is now working with an aging and drunken doctor in yet another small German town, and he discovers a means to preserve a soul and place it into (of course) a dead body. This time, though, he decides to try taking the soul of his young assistant, executed for a crime he did not commit, and place it into the body of said assistant's hot young lover (Susan Denberg), after she kills herself. The new man-woman becomes dedicated to killing the men who raped her and set him up to be framed. Again, this is rather racy stuff for the material, and there's an unfortunate lack of monster makeup (except for part of the film, in which Denberg has a facial deformity), but I quite enjoy it.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 March 1967 (USA)

Also Known As:

Frankenstein Created Woman

Filming Locations:

Black Park, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Box Office

Gross USA:

$1,733,100

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hammer Films, Seven Arts Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1