The Horror of Frankenstein
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| The Horror of Frankenstein | |
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| Directed by | Jimmy Sangster |
| Produced by | Jimmy Sangster |
| Written by | Jimmy Sangster Jeremy Burnham (screenplay) Mary Shelley (characters) |
| Starring | Ralph Bates Kate O'Mara Veronica Carlson David Prowse |
| Music by | Malcolm Williamson |
| Cinematography | Moray Grant |
| Editing by | Chris Barnes |
| Distributed by | Hammer Studios |
| Release date(s) | November 8, 1970 |
| Running time | 95 min. |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed |
| Followed by | Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell |
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The Horror of Frankenstein is a 1970 British horror film by Hammer Film Productions that is both a semi-parody and remake of the 1957 film The Curse of Frankenstein. It was produced and directed by Jimmy Sangster, starring Ralph Bates, Kate O'Mara, Veronica Carlson and David Prowse as the monster. The original music score was composed by Malcolm Williamson.
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[edit] Plot summary
Baron Victor Frankenstein, a cold, arrogant and womanizing genius, is angry when his father forbids him to continue his anatomical experiments. He sabotages his father's shotgun, killing him. Inheriting the family fortune, heused this to enter med-school in Vienna, but is forced to return home when he gets the dean's daughter pregnant. There, he sets up his laboratory, starting a series of experiments into the revivication the dead, eventually building up a composite body from human parts, which he brings to life.
[edit] Cast
- Ralph Bates (Baron Victor Frankenstein)
- Kate O'Mara (Alys)
- Veronica Carlson (Elizabeth Heiss)
- Dennis Price (The Graverobber)
- Jon Finch (Lt. Henry Becker)
- Bernard Archard (Professor Heiss)
- James Hayter (Bailiff)
- Joan Rice (Graverobber's wife)
- James Cossins (Dean)
- Geoffrey Lumsden (Instructor)
- David Prowse (The Monster)
[edit] Credits
- Produced and directed by Jimmy Sangster
- Screenplay by Jeremy Burnham and Jimmy Sangster, based on the characters created by Mary Shelley
- Production manager: Tom Sachs
- Music by Malcolm Williamson
- Photography by Moray Grant
- Art direction: Scott MacGregor
- Edited by Chris Barnes
- Make-up by Tom Smith
[edit] Trivia
- Character actor Dennis Price, seen here as the graverobber, played the role of Baron Frankenstein himself twice: in Jess Franco's Dracula Contra Frankenstein (released in North America as Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein and on video as The Screaming Dead) and its sequel La Maldicion de Frankenstein (literally "The Curse of Frankenstein", though having no relation to the Hammer film; released in North America as The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein).
[edit] External links
- The Horror of Frankenstein at the Internet Movie Database
- The Horror of Frankenstein at All Movie Guide
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)
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