Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)

Director:

Terence Fisher

Writers:

Bert Batt (screenplay)
Anthony Nelson Keys (story) ...
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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
Allan Surtees	...	Police Sergeant
Windsor Davies	...	Police Sergeant
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Timothy Davies	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Robert Davis	...	Official (uncredited)
Harry Fielder	...	Villager (uncredited)
Caron Gardner	...	Passer-By (uncredited)
Robert Gillespie	...	Mortuary Attendant (uncredited)
Michael Goldie	...	Warder (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin	...	Burglar (uncredited)
Edward Higgins	...	Water Board Workman (uncredited)
Elizabeth Morgan	...	Christina, Ella's Friend (uncredited)
Daphne Oxenford	...	Lady In Garden (uncredited)
Dorothy Smith	...	Anna's Neighbour (uncredited)
Meadows White	...	Nightwatchman (uncredited)

Directed by
Terence Fisher

Writing credits
Bert Batt		(screenplay)
Anthony Nelson Keys		(story) and
Bert Batt		(story)
Mary Shelley		character: Frankenstein (uncredited)

Produced by
Anthony Nelson Keys	....	producer

Original Music by
James Bernard

Cinematography by
Arthur Grant		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Gordon Hales

Casting by
Irene Lamb

Art Direction by
Bernard Robinson		(supervising art director)

Makeup Department
Eddie Knight	....	makeup artist
Patricia McDermott	....	hair stylist (as Pat McDermott)

Production Management
Christopher Neame	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bert Batt	....	assistant director
Bill Westley	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Arthur Banks	....	construction manager

Sound Department
Tony Lumkin	....	sound supervisor
Don Ranasinghe	....	sound editor
Ken Rawkins	....	sound recordist
Harry Fairbairn	....	boom operator (uncredited)

Stunts
Peter Diamond	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Neil Binney	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rosemary Burrows	....	wardrobe supervisor
Lotte Slattery	....	wardrobe mistress (as Lottie Slattery)

Music Department
Philip Martell	....	musical director

Other crew
Doreen Dearnaley	....	continuity (as Doreen Dearnalen)

Production Companies

• Hammer Film Productions

Distributors

• Warner Brothers/Seven Arts (1969) (UK) (theatrical) (as Warner Bros-Seven Arts)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1970) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1972) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Warner Home Vídeo (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print Technicolor)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Studio Locations

Other Companies

• Associated British Studios  production facilities

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 controversial rape scene was added at the last minute, after shooting was nearly complete, because Hammer studio head Sir James Carreras thought the film lacked "sex".

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 have become the victim of everything that Frankenstein and I ever advocated. My brain is in someone else's body.

Movie Connections:

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

God bless Hammer studios..

Curse of Frankenstein will always be regarded as my favorite horror film of all time. With that said this installment of the series is right up there.I think the only reason I don't give it a full 10 is because IMO Curse of Frankenstein set the trends and broke the rules initially and I gave that movie a full 10. Also..Frankenstein must be Destroyed injected a bit more humorous elements into the story {and did it effectively I might add} and I personally enjoy pure horror without the mix of humor.I really could not think of a better double feature of 2 horror movies to watch back to back {Curse/Destroyed}. Another reason I only rate this a 9 {only a 9..thats funny} is because the ending was a bit of a letdown IMO ..ecspecially when compared to Curse.I think all teenagers that are horror movie fans {but only know about films like Scream/Blair Witch/etc..} should be persuaded to sit down and watch the Curse/Destroyed...this may open their eyes as to just how important things like camera-work/storyline/dialog/characterization/cinematography/etc..to not only the horror genre..but all movies in general..