Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)

Baron Frankenstein is once again working with illegal medical experiments. Together with a young doctor, Karl and his fiancée Anna, they kidnap the mentally sick Dr. Brandt, to perform the ... See full summary »

Director:

Terence Fisher

Writers:

Bert Batt (screenplay), Anthony Nelson Keys (from an original story by)

Stars:

Peter Cushing, Veronica Carlson, Freddie Jones

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Cushing	...	Baron Frankenstein
Veronica Carlson	...	Anna Spengler
Freddie Jones	...	Professor Richter
Simon Ward	...	Karl
Thorley Walters	...	Inspector Frisch
Maxine Audley	...	Ella Brandt
George Pravda	...	Doctor Brandt
Geoffrey Bayldon	...	Police Doctor
Colette O'Neil	...	Mad Woman
Frank Middlemass	...	Guest - Plumber
George Belbin	...	Guest - Playing chess
Norman Shelley	...	Guest - Smoking pipe
Michael Gover	...	Guest - Reading newspaper
Peter Copley	...	Principal
Jim Collier	...	Dr. Heidecke

Storyline

Baron Frankenstein is once again working with illegal medical experiments. Together with a young doctor, Karl and his fiancée Anna, they kidnap the mentally sick Dr. Brandt, to perform the first brain transplantation ever.

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Plot Keywords:

four word title | corpse | fire | rape | sequel | 

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Taglines:

The good Dr. Frankenstein: more monstrous than the monsters he created.

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Genres:

Horror | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence and horror images

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 February 1970 (USA)

Also Known As:

Frankenstein debe morir

Filming Locations:

Tykes Water Lake, Aldenham Country Park, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hammer Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The controversial rape scene was added at the last minute, after shooting was nearly complete, because Hammer studio head Sir James Carreras thought the film lacked "sex".

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Goofs

Between Anna being stabbed and her fiancé finding her, the position of the scalpel changes.

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Quotes

Professor Richter: I have become the victim of everything that Frankenstein and I ever advocated. My brain is in someone else's body.

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Alternate Versions

The U.S. release version contains a scene of Baron Frankenstein raping Anna. This scene was reportedly removed from the original British release.

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Connections

Follows The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)

User Reviews

"Hammer's fifth Frankenstein presents the Baron as a totally irredeemable character."

In order to continue his experiments, the Baron blackmails a young couple into helping him abduct Dr Brandt (a brilliant brain surgeon gone mad) from the lunatic asylum so that he can operate on him, cure his sanity and transplant the brain into another body. This he does by kidnapping and murdering Professor Richter and using the body to house Brandt's brain. This he does because he wants to learn Brandt's knowledge of brain transplants. However, when Brandt wakes up he escapes and plots revenge against Frankenstein.

The fifth Hammer Frankenstein presents the Baron as a totally irredeemable character, a cold calculating psychopath who will stop at nothing to get what he wants, even if it means destroying the young couple in the process. Cushing plays with his usual conviction and is aided by a reliable supporting cast including Simon Ward (in his first film appearance), Veronica Carlson and Freddie Jones as the creature. The direction of Terence Fisher is accomplished as is the lighting of Arthur Grant.