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| Directed by | Terence Fisher |
| Produced by | Anthony Nelson Keys |
| Written by | Bert Batt |
| Starring | Peter Cushing Freddie Jones Simon Ward Veronica Carlson |
| Music by | James Bernard |
| Cinematography | Arthur Grant |
| Editing by | Gordon Hales |
| Distributed by | Hammer Studios |
| Release date(s) | May 22, 1969 |
| Running time | 98 min/USA: 101 min. Terence Fisher ( 23 February 1904 &ndash 18 June, 1980) was a film director who worked for Hammer Films. Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE (26 May 1913—11 August 1994 was an English actor known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played Baron Frankenstein Freddie Jones (born 12 September 1927) is an English Character actor. Simon Ward (born London, October 19, 1941) is an English stage and film Actor. Veronica Carlson (born 18 September 1944 in Yorkshire, England) is an English model and Actress, famous for her roles in James Bernard ( 20 September 1925 - 12 July 2001) was a British Film composer. For the Scottish footballer see Arthur Grant (footballer Arthur Grant (1915-1972 was a British Cinematographer. Hammer Film Productions is a film production company based in the United Kingdom. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Frankenstein Created Woman |
| Followed by | The Horror of Frankenstein |
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Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed is a British horror film directed by Terence Fisher for Hammer Film Productions in released in 1969. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Frankenstein Created Woman is a 1967 British Hammer Horror film directed by Terence Fisher. The Horror of Frankenstein is a 1970 British Horror film by Hammer Film Productions that is both a semi-parody and remake of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers Terence Fisher ( 23 February 1904 &ndash 18 June, 1980) was a film director who worked for Hammer Films. Hammer Film Productions is a film production company based in the United Kingdom. The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support The cast includes Peter Cushing (Baron Frankenstein), Freddie Jones (the Creature), Veronica Carlson and Simon Ward. Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE (26 May 1913—11 August 1994 was an English actor known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played Baron Frankenstein Freddie Jones (born 12 September 1927) is an English Character actor. Veronica Carlson (born 18 September 1944 in Yorkshire, England) is an English model and Actress, famous for her roles in Simon Ward (born London, October 19, 1941) is an English stage and film Actor. The film is the fifth in a series of Hammer films centering on Dr. Frankenstein. It was preceded by Frankenstein Created Woman and was followed by The Horror of Frankenstein. Frankenstein Created Woman is a 1967 British Hammer Horror film directed by Terence Fisher. The Horror of Frankenstein is a 1970 British Horror film by Hammer Film Productions that is both a semi-parody and remake of
Of all Hammer movies, Frankenstein Must Be Destoyed comes closest of all Hammer's films to Mary Shelley's original concept. Mary Shelley ( Née Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin; 30 August For the first time, the Baron's creation is a sensitive, articulate, misunderstood being who finally turns the tables on and destroys his maker.
The Baron is at his most ruthless here. He had begun life in The Curse of Frankenstein as a hopeless disciple of scientific progress at all costs, and capable of murder to further his own ends. The Curse of Frankenstein is a 1957 British Horror film by Hammer Film Productions. He had mellowed slightly in The Revenge of Frankenstein, taken on a heroic dimension in The Evil of Frankenstein, and even become almost fatherly in Frankenstein Created Woman. The Revenge of Frankenstein is a 1958 British Horror film made by Hammer Film Productions. The Evil of Frankenstein is a 1963 British Horror film made by Hammer Studio Frankenstein Created Woman is a 1967 British Hammer Horror film directed by Terence Fisher. But in Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, he is not above blackmail, rape, and murder.
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Plot summary
Baron Victor Frankenstein is staying at a boarding house while a former fellow-scientist resides in a nearby insane asylum, slowly dying through lack of oxygen in the brain. A psychiatric hospital (previously called insane asylum, mental hospital; or derogatorily looney bin, nut house or Funny Farm) is
After discovering that the landlady and her lover are both cocaine addicts, Frankenstein blackmails them to help to transfer the brain of his friend into another body, thus saving him. Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant
While he recovers, Frankenstein and the lovers relocate the Creature to a deserted manor house on the outskirts of London as the police begin to close in. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Creature awakens, and horrified by his appearance, escapes to his wife, who is too terrified to believe he is her husband. Wanting revenge, he pours paraffin around the house and allows his wife to go free. In chemistry paraffin is the common name for the Alkane Hydrocarbons with the general formula C n H2 n +2
Meanwhile, Frankenstein notices the Creature has escaped. He then finds the Creature at his wife's house where the Creature sets it alight, stating:
". . . You must choose between the flames and the police, Frankenstein. . . "
Cast
- Peter Cushing (Baron Victor Frankenstein)
- Simon Ward (Dr. Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE (26 May 1913—11 August 1994 was an English actor known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played Baron Frankenstein Simon Ward (born London, October 19, 1941) is an English stage and film Actor. Karl Holst)
- Veronica Carlson (Anna Spengler)
- Freddie Jones (Professor Richter)
- Thorley Walters (Inspector Frisch)
- Maxine Audley (Ella Brandt)
- George Pravda (Dr. Veronica Carlson (born 18 September 1944 in Yorkshire, England) is an English model and Actress, famous for her roles in Freddie Jones (born 12 September 1927) is an English Character actor. Thorley Walters was a British film and TV Character actor. He was born on 12 May 1913 in Teigngrace Devon, England Maxine Audley ( 29 April 1923 &ndash 23 July 1992) was an English theatre and film actress. George Pravda (1916 in Prague, Czechoslovakia – 30 April 1985 was an actor Frederick Brandt)
- Colette O'Neil (Madwoman)
- Geoffrey Bayldon (Police Doctor)
Production
- The scene where Frankenstein rapes Anna was filmed over the objections of both Peter Cushing and Veronica Carlson. Colette O'Neil is a Glasgow -born actress noted for her various roles on British Television. Geoffrey Bayldon (born 7 January 1924) is a British Actor. After playing roles in dramas of Shakespeare, he became famous with the It was not in the original script but the scene was added at the insistence of Hammer executive James Carreras, who was under pressure to keep American distributors happy. This explains why there is no mention of the rape subsequently by Anna or Frankenstein.
External links
- Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed at the Internet Movie Database
- Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed at Allmovie
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