Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Terence Fisher

Writer:

Anthony Hinds (writer)

Release Date:

15 March 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Drama | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The Ultimate in Evil!

Plot:

Baron Frankenstein has the body of a young woman and all it lacks is the spark of life. He captures...

Plot Keywords:

Execution | Soul | Disfigurement | Doctor Frankenstein | Fourth Part

Cast

Peter Cushing	...	Baron Frankenstein
Susan Denberg	...	Christina
Thorley Walters	...	Doctor Hertz
Robert Morris	...	Hans
Duncan Lamont	...	The Prisoner
Peter Blythe	...	Anton
Barry Warren	...	Karl
Derek Fowlds	...	Johann
Alan MacNaughton	...	Kleve
Peter Madden	...	Chief of Police
Philip Ray	...	Mayor
Ivan Beavis	...	Landlord
Colin Jeavons	...	Priest
Bartlett Mullins	...	Bystander
Alec Mango	...	Spokesman

Also Known As:

And Frankenstein Created Woman (UK) (working title)
Frankenstein Made Woman

Runtime:

86 min | USA:92 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Finland:(Banned) (1967) | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (video rating) (1991) | UK:12 (video re-rating) (2003) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:Unrated | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Hammer Film Productions

Trivia:

In an interview in the TV Times, Keith Barron says that he turned down a horror film, and from his description of the role and the film, it sounds like the Derek Fowlds part in this film.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Christina meets Anton she is wearing white nail varnish, all the rage in the swinging 60's but not in the 19th century in which the Film is set.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

Hammer Created Horror-Gold

The fourth film of Hammer's awesome Frankenstein series, legendary director Terence Fisher's "Frankenstein Created Woman" of 1967 is another creepy and excellent Hammer gem, and my personal favorite film in the series. Movies like this are reason enough to admire both Fisher as Hammer's most important director and leading man Peter Cushing as one of the greatest Horror icons in the history of motion pictures. Once again, Cushing stars as the ingenious and very unorthodox scientist Baron Victor Frankenstein, exceedingly dedicated to the acquisition of corpses for his eerie obsession of resurrecting the dead by means of rather macabre methods...

I will not give any parts of the plot away, but I can assure that Hammer fans will not be disappointed by this one. Mad science, disfigurement, body snatching, resurrection, insanity and an adequate amount of blood, suspense and eeriness, as well as some very humorous scenes, "Frankenstein Created Woman" has it all. The movie provides the typical eerie Hammer-style score and photography, and therefore maintains the creepy and great atmosphere Hammer-fans love to see. Peter Cushing's performance as the macabre Baron is excellent as always, and beautiful Susan Denberg was a great choice for the female lead. Thorley Walters furthermore fits very well in his role of Frankenstein's colleague in (mad) science, Doctor Herz. "Frankenstein Created Woman" is a brilliant Horror-gem that comes with my highest possible recommendations. This is my personal favorite of Hammer's Frankenstein series, and also among my Top 5 out of all Hammer films. This is pure Gothic Horror gold that no Horror fan could possibly afford to miss!