Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Terence Fisher

Writers:

Bert Batt (screenplay)
Anthony Nelson Keys (story) ...

Release Date:

11 February 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Drama | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The Most Frightening Frankenstein Movie Ever!

Plot:

Baron Frankenstein is once again working with illegal medical experiments. Together with a young doctor...

Plot Keywords:

Corpse | Blackmail | Frankenstein's Monster | Mask | Boarding House

Cast

Peter Cushing	...	Baron Frankenstein
Veronica Carlson	...	Anna
Freddie Jones	...	Professor Richter
Simon Ward	...	Karl
Thorley Walters	...	Inspector Frisch
Maxine Audley	...	Ella Brandt
George Pravda	...	Doctor Brandt
Geoffrey Bayldon	...	Police Doctor
Colette O'Neil	...	Mad Woman
Frank Middlemass	...	Guest - Plumber
George Belbin	...	Guest - Playing chess
Norman Shelley	...	Guest - Smoking pipe
Michael Gover	...	Guest - Reading newspaper
Peter Copley	...	Principal
Jim Collier	...	Dr. Heidecke

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and horror images. (2004 re-rating)

Runtime:

98 min | Argentina:95 min | Spain:97 min | USA:101 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:M | Finland:(Banned) (1969) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:GP (re-rating) (1969) | USA:M (certificate #22109) (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (re-rating) (2004) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Stanmore Hall, Wood Lane, Stanmore, Middlesex, England, UK

Company:

Hammer Film Productions

Trivia:

The fifth installment in Hammer Films' Frankenstein series.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: A crew member is visible just after the water-pipe bursts, about one hour into the movie. As Frankenstein enters the house and walks down the hallway, the camera pans across to the left, and as it does so, someone is seen disappearing quickly behind the doorway to get out of shot.

Quotes:

Professor Richter: I fancy that I am the spider and you are the fly, Frankenstein.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Wicker Man Enigma (2001) (V)

the best Hammer Frankenstein film!

Hammer Films' 5th Frankenstein film is their best. Cushing brings a new pathos to the character of the Baron that is consistent with, and at the same time, different than his previous films. Terence Fisher brings an unbelievable sense of style to this, his best film. The ending is unbelievably good. However, if new to Hammer - I don't suggest you start with this one. Ideally, view the Frankenstein films in order (Curse of Frankenstein, Revenge of Frankenstein, (feel free to skip) Evil of Frankenstein and Frankenstein Created Woman. This film will be far stronger as a result. Disturbed till the end!