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The Evil of Frankenstein

The Evil of Frankenstein

Horror · Science Fiction · 1964

Once hounded from his castle by outraged villagers for creating a monstrous living being, Baron Frankenstein returns to Karlstaad. High in the mountains they stumble on the body of the creature, perfectly preserved in the ice. He is brought back to life with the help of the hypnotist Zoltan who now controls the creature. Can Frankenstein break Zoltan's hypnotic spell that incites the monster to commit these horrific murders or will Zoltan induce the creature to destroy its creator?

Movie details

The Evil of Frankenstein

“He's never been more shocking! shocking! shocking!”

1964 Horror · Science Fiction 1h 27m

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6.2 / 10

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Once hounded from his castle by outraged villagers for creating a monstrous living being, Baron Frankenstein returns to Karlstaad. High in the mountains they stumble on the body of the creature, perfectly preserved in the ice. He is brought back to life with the help of the hypnotist Zoltan who now controls the creature. Can Frankenstein break Zoltan's hypnotic spell that incites the monster to commit these horrific murders or will Zoltan induce the creature to destroy its creator?

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Freddie Francis

Written by

Anthony Hinds

Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

Baron Frankenstein

P

Peter Woodthorpe

Prof. Zoltan

Duncan Lamont

Duncan Lamont

Karlstaad

Sandor Elès

Sandor Elès

Hans

Katy Wild

Katy Wild

Beggar Girl

David Hutcheson

David Hutcheson

Bürgermeister

James Maxwell

James Maxwell

Priester

Court is in session

Put The Evil of Frankenstein on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.