Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)
The Most Frightening Frankenstein Movie Ever!
Blackmailing a young couple to assist with his horrific experiments the Baron, desperate for vital medical data, abducts a man from an insane asylum. On route the abductee dies and the Baron and his assistant transplant his brain into a corpse. The creature is tormented by a trapped soul in an alien shell and, after a visit to his wife who violently rejects his monstrous form, the creature wreaks his revenge on the perpetrator of his misery: Baron Frankenstein.
Director: Terence Fisher
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Runtime: 101 min
Release Date: May 22, 1969
Cast
- Peter Cushing - Baron Victor Frankenstein
- Veronica Carlson - Anna Spengler
- Freddie Jones - Prof. Richter
- Simon Ward - Dr. Karl Holst
- Thorley Walters - Insp. Fritsch
- Maxine Audley - Ella Brandt
- George Pravda - Dr. Frederick Brandt
- Geoffrey Bayldon - Police Doctor
- Colette O'Neil - Mad Woman
- Frank Middlemass - Guest - Plumber
Screenplay
- Anthony Nelson Keys (Story)
- Bert Batt (Story)
- Bert Batt (Screenplay)
- Mary Shelley (Characters)
Music: James Bernard
Cinematography: Arthur Grant
Editing: Gordon Hales
Production: Hammer Film Productions
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
rape, mad scientist, victorian england, murder, grave robber, grave robbing, brain transplant, frankenstein
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed about?
- Blackmailing a young couple to assist with his horrific experiments the Baron, desperate for vital medical data, abducts a man from an insane asylum. On route the abductee dies and the Baron and his assistant transplant his brain into a corpse. The creature is tormented by a trapped soul in an alien shell and, after a visit to his wife who violently rejects his monstrous form, the creature wreaks his revenge on the perpetrator of his misery: Baron Frankenstein.
- Who directed Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed?
- Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed was directed by Terence Fisher.
- Who stars in Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed?
- Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed stars Peter Cushing, Veronica Carlson, Freddie Jones, Simon Ward, Thorley Walters, Maxine Audley.
- How long is Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed?
- Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed has a runtime of 1h 41m (101 minutes).
- What genre is Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed?
- Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed is a Horror, Science Fiction film.
- Where was Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed produced?
- Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed was produced in United Kingdom.