Frankenstein Created Woman
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| Frankenstein Created Woman | |
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| Directed by | Terence Fisher |
| Produced by | Anthony Nelson Keys |
| Written by | John Elder |
| Starring | Peter Cushing Susan Denberg Thorley Walters Robert Morris Derek Fowlds Peter Madden |
| Music by | James Bernard |
| Cinematography | Arthur Grant |
| Editing by | Spencer Reeve |
| Distributed by | Hammer Studios |
| Release date(s) | March 15, 1967 (USA) |
| Running time | 86 min. / USA: 92 min. |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | The Evil of Frankenstein |
| Followed by | Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed |
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Frankenstein Created Woman is a 1967 British Hammer Horror film directed by Terence Fisher. It stars Peter Cushing as Baron Frankenstein and Susan Denberg as his new creation. Also in the cast is Thorley Walters. It was followed, three years later, by Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed. The film was marketed with the tagline "Now Frankenstein has created a beautiful woman with the soul of the Devil!"
Where Hammer's previous Frankenstein films had concerned the physical aspects of the Baron's work, the interest here is in the metaphysical dimensions of life, such as the question of the soul, and its relationship to the body.
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[edit] Production
Frankenstein Created Woman was originally mooted as a follow-up to The Revenge of Frankenstein during its production in 1958, at a time when Roger Vadim's Et Dieu créa la femme (And God Created Woman) was successful. The film finally went into production at Bray Studios on 4 July 1966. It was Hammer's penultimate production there.
[edit] Plot synopsis
Baron Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) revives the dead body of a disfigured girl, Christina (Susan Denberg), who has committed suicide following the wrongful execution of her lover, Hans (Robert Morris), for murder. The Baron's further experiments succeed in transplanting Hans's soul into Christine, who then takes revenge on the young dandies who framed Hans for their own crime.
[edit] Cast
- Peter Cushing (Baron Victor Frankenstein)
- Susan Denberg (Christina)
- Thorley Walters (Doctor Hertz)
- Robert Morris (Hans)
- Peter Blythe (Anton)
- Derek Fowlds (Johann)
- Duncan Lamont (The Prisoner)
- Barry Warren (Karl)
- Alan MacNaughtan (Kleve)
- Peter Madden (Chief of Police)
- Philip Ray (Mayor)
- Ivan Beavis (Landlord)
- Colin Jeavons (Priest)
- Bartlett Mullins (Bystander)
- Alec Mango (Spokesman)
[edit] Credits
- Directed by Terence Fisher
- Screenplay by John Elder (Anthony Hinds)
- Produced by Anthony Nelson Keys
- Director of photography: Arthur Grant, B.S.C.
- Music by James Bernard
- Musical supervisor: Philip Martell
- Edited by Spencer Reeve
- Supervising editor: James Needs
- Art direction by Don Mingaye
- Production design by Bernard Robinson
- Make-up by George Partleton
- Special effects by Les Bowie
[edit] References
- Rigby, Jonathan, (2000). English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema. Reynolds & Hearn Ltd. ISBN 1-903111-01-3.
[edit] External links
- Frankenstein Created Woman at the Internet Movie Database
- Frankenstein Created Woman at All Movie Guide
- Frankenstein Created Woman A review and analysis of the Hammer Studios film
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) • The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) • The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) • Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) • Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) • The Horror of Frankenstein (1970) • Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)
