Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

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 acquired the dead body of a young maiden, Christina, and all it lacks is the spark of life...

Plot Keywords:

Execution | Soul | Beautiful Woman | Genius | Doctor

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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Patrick Carter	...	Guard (uncredited)
Kevin Flood	...	Chief Gaoler (uncredited)
Lizbeth Kent	...	First Woman (uncredited)
Howard Lang	...	Guard (uncredited)
John Maxim	...	Sergeant (uncredited)
Mark McMullins	...	Villager with Body (uncredited)
Stuart Middleton	...	Young Hans (uncredited)
Antony Viccars	...	Second Spokesman (uncredited)

Directed by
Terence Fisher

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Anthony Hinds		writer (as John Elder)

Produced by
Anthony Nelson Keys	....	producer

Original Music by
James Bernard

Cinematography by
Arthur Grant

Film Editing by
Spencer Reeve

Casting by
Irene Lamb

Production Design by
Bernard Robinson

Art Direction by
Don Mingaye

Makeup Department
George Partleton	....	makeup artist
Frieda Steiger	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Ian Lewis	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Douglas Hermes	....	assistant director
Joe Marks	....	second assistant director (uncredited)
Christopher Neame	....	third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Thomas Goswell	....	draughtsman (uncredited)
Felix Sergejak	....	scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Roy Hyde	....	sound editor
Ken Rawkins	....	sound recordist
Gerry Humphreys	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Les Bowie	....	special effects
Ray Caple	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)
Ian Scoones	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)

Stunts
Peter Diamond	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Moray Grant	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rosemary Burrows	....	wardrobe mistress
Larry Stewart	....	wardrobe master

Editorial Department
James Needs	....	supervising editor
Chris Brennan	....	second assistant editor (uncredited)
Elizabeth Redstone	....	first assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Philip Martell	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Eileen Head	....	continuity

Production Companies

• Hammer Film Productions

Distributors

• Warner-Pathé Distributors (1967) (UK) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1967) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1973) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (USA) (VHS)
• Castle Pictures (1991) (UK) (VHS)
• Lumiere Pictures (1995) (UK) (VHS)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (UK) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (UK) (DVD)
• e-m-s the DVD-Company

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:

Susan Denberg is dubbed.

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 "The World of Hammer: Sci-Fi (#1.7)" (1994)

She was ugly....ALL TWISTED!!!

The film 'Frankenstein created woman' is a film about a man named Hans (Robert Morris) who is wrongly accused of murder and is sentenced to death by Guillitine. After his execution a man named Dr.Baron Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) borrowed his body for an experiment, capturing his soul and transferring it into Hans girlfriends body - who of which drowned herself after Hans was executed. When (Christina Cleeve) she awoke with her new soul, she went out on a limb to track down the three men who were the real murderers and kill them.

This film is fantastic and superb in every way for its great plot, good acting and mysterious/dark atmosphere helped make this film into my favourite vengeance movie of all time. What I love mostly about this film was how cunning and devious Christina Cleeve was when she was seducing the three real murderers, who were responsible for Hans' death for her outstanding beauty and adulterous charm was so captivating it seemed like she was of the devil. Another scene I quite admired that contributed towards the spookiness of this film was when Christina was talking to Hans' cut-off head in her bedroom and taking verbal orders from it on who she should kill next. There were, however, certain aspects in this film I didn't fully understand. When Hans was in court being charged with murder, why didn't he use his girlfriend Christina as an alibi for she was with him when the victim was murdered; Was it because he was embarrassed for people to know that he was acquainted with her (as she was deformed and twisted at the time) or some other reason. What ever reason it was, I'm sure it wasn't worth being executed for. Another bit I didn't understand was how Christina Cleeve knew who the real murderers were when she awoke with Hans' soul because Hans never knew who they were. Anyway, if you haven't seen this film, do watch it, for its an outstanding production and if you like 'Terence Fisher' films, you'll definitely like this one.