Frankenstein's Army (2013)

Toward the end of World War II, Russian soldiers pushing into eastern Germany stumble across a secret Nazi lab, one that has unearthed and begun experimenting with the journal of one Dr. ... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Raaphorst

Writers:

Richard Raaphorst (original idea), Richard Raaphorst (story)

Stars:

Robert Gwilym, Hon Ping Tang, Alexander Mercury

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Gwilym	...	Novikov
Hon Ping Tang	...	Ivan / Ivan Zombot
Alexander Mercury	...	Dimitri / Wall Zombot #4 - Legs
Luke Newberry	...	Sacha
Joshua Sasse	...	Sergei
Mark Stevenson	...	Alexei
Andrei Zayats	...	Vassili
Karel Roden	...	Servant / Viktor
Klaus Lucas	...	SS Officer Dieter
Cristina Catalina	...	Eva / Eva Zombot
Jan de Lukowicz	...	Fritz
Zdenek Barinka	...	Hans
Jan Mrkvicka	...	German Soldier
Linda Balabanova	...	Speaking Nun
Tereza Slavickova	...	Naked Nun

Storyline

Toward the end of World War II, Russian soldiers pushing into eastern Germany stumble across a secret Nazi lab, one that has unearthed and begun experimenting with the journal of one Dr. Victor Frankenstein. The scientists have used the legendary Frankenstein's work to assemble an army of super-soldiers stitched together from the body parts of their fallen comrades -- a desperate Hitler's last ghastly ploy to escape defeat.

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Plot Keywords:

frankenstein | russian soldier | undead | nun | nazi | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence and grisly images, and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Forum

Country:

Netherlands USA Czech Republic

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 November 2013 (Japan)

Also Known As:

O Exército de Frankenstein

Filming Locations:

Hornický Skanzen Mayrau, Vinarice, Kladno, Czech Republic

Company Credits

Production Co:

MPI Media Group, Dark Sky Films, Pellicola

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In an earlier stage of production when the working title was "Worst Case Scenario" (which it had been for many years), a new writer that was brought into the project suggested changing the title. Director Richard Raaphorst was against this, claiming the title had gained fame on the internet and changing it would confuse followers.

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Goofs

The signs reading "nicht antasten" ("Do not touch") seem to be German language, but no German would use that terminology. The correct translation would have been "Nicht berühren!".

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Quotes

Vassili: Well that was fuckin' useless.

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Movie Review: The Inspiration for Frankenstein's Army (2012)

User Reviews

Zombots!!

Okay...

The only reason I watched this movie was because of the recent cover of Fangoria and the article intrigued me. I gave this movie a 7/10 because the POV / found footage concept was far from having the realistic feel to it and the acting was only so-so. BUT! The zombots were pretty frickin' awesome, minus the walking Nazi yoga ball, the female zombot who reminded me of the Oola from Return of the Jedi and the Robo Cop looking one. The gore aspect was very well done, but I'm up in the air on if I will be adding this to my DVD collection down the road. I'll have to watch it again to see how I feel about it the 2nd time around. But that's just me personally.