The Evil of Frankenstein

The Evil of Frankenstein (Blu-Ray) (*)

$32.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Linear PCM )
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
86 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Blu-Ray & DVD Combo

Movie filmed in 1964 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Freddie Francis

Written By:
Anthony Hinds

Actors:
Peter Cushing ..... Baron Frankenstein
Peter Woodthorpe ..... Prof. Zoltán the Hypnotist
Duncan Lamont ..... Karlstaad Chief of Police
Sandor Elès ..... Hans, Frankenstein's Assistant
Katy Wild ..... Beggar Girl
David Hutcheson ..... Burgomaster of Karlstaad
James Maxwell ..... Priest
Howard Goorney ..... Drunk
Anthony Blackshaw ..... Policeman
David Conville ..... Policeman
Caron Gardner ..... Burgomaster's Wife
Kiwi Kingston ..... The Creature

Synopsis:

Hardly the best of Hammer Studios' Frankenstein epics, The Evil of Frankenstein is too much the mixture as before to be truly memorable. Back in business once more is Baron Frankenstein (Peter Cushing), who finds his fabled monster (Kiwi Kingston) frozen in a block of ice. Once the creature is thawed out, the Baron, worried that the big lug might develop a mind of his own, engages the services of a hypnotist (Peter Woodthorpe). Instead of keeping the monster docile, the hypnotist decides to use old "Frankie" for his own evil designs, and we're off and running again. At 84 minutes, Evil of Frankenstein was too short for a two-hour network TV slot, so Universal (the film's American distributor) tacked on 13 minutes of pointless additional footage, featuring timorous villagers Steven Geray, Maria Palmer and William Phipps. The film was followed by a vastly superior sequel, Frankenstein Created Woman.

Once hounded from his castle for creating a monstrous living creature, Baron Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) returns to his ancestral home in Karlstaad, determined to continue his experiments into the creation of life. High in the mountains, Frankenstein and his faithful assistant, Hans, stumble on the body of the creature, perfectly preserved in ice. He is brought back to life, but Frankenstein is forced to employ a hypnotist, Zoltan, to complete the process. Unbeknown to Frankenstein, Zoltan now controls the creature and has plans to use him to rob and pillage the local villages. Can Frankenstein break Zoltan's hypnotic spell, or will Zoltan induce the creature to destroy its creator?

Penniless, Baron Frankenstein, accompanied by his eager assistant Hans, arrives at his family castle near the town of Karlstaad, vowing to continue his experiments in the creation of life. Fortuitously finding the creature he was previously working on, he brings it back to a semblance of life but requires the services of a mesmerist, Zoltan, to successfully animate it. The greedy and vengeful Zoltan secretly sends the monster into town to steal gold and 'punish' the burgomaster and the chief of police, which acts lead to a violent confrontation between the baron and the townspeople.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 01 October, 2013.

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