The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)

Director:

Freddie Francis

Writer:

Anthony Hinds (writer)

Release Date:

8 May 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Horror

Tagline:

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

Plot:

Penniless, Baron Frankenstein, accompanied by his eager assistant Hans, arrives at his family castle near the town of Karlstaad...

Plot Keywords:

Baron | Frankenstein | Police | Fire | Murder

Cast

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

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

France:-12 | Australia:M (2008) | Finland:(Banned) (1965) | Sweden:15 | UK:X | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK

Company:

Hammer Film Productions

Trivia:

Howard Goorney is dubbed.

Goofs:

Plot holes: Although a sequel to two films it ignores many of the previous plot synopses, such as the jailing of the Baron in "The Curse of Frankenstein" and the grafting of a tattooed arm onto the Baron in "The Revenge of Frankenstein".

Quotes:

Baron Frankenstein: I realized long ago that the only way to prove my theories was to make something in my laboratory that actually lived. I never told you, Hans... I succeeded once.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster (1999) (V)

Not up to Hammers' Standards

I've watched this movie a few times and although Peter Cushing gave his usual great performance this film falls a bit short of the mark in Hammers' Frankenstein cannon. First and foremost, there is no continuity between this film and it's predecessor, the very well done,"The Revenge Of Frankenstein" This has a lot to do with Freddie Francis being Director instead of Terence Fisher. Kiwi Kingston looks like a 3rd rate Boris Karloff, however, being an ex wrestler, and not an actor, also, wearing very bad makeup he does his best with the material handed to him. The supporting cast, Sandor Eles, Peter Woodthorpe, Duncan Lamont, and David Hutcheson, do an OK job, it's just that with the very good "Curse Of Frankanstein" and the excellent "The Revenge Of Frankenstein" i was expecting a lot more. It's still a film worth seeing. Grab that popcorn and enjoy. John R. Tracy