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The Evil of Frankenstein

The Evil of Frankenstein

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19646.11h 27m

Overview

Once hounded from his castle by outraged villagers for creating a monstrous living being, Baron Frankenstein returns to Karlstaad. High in the mountains they stumble on the body of the creature, perfectly preserved in the ice. He is brought back to life with the help of the hypnotist Zoltan who now controls the creature. Can Frankenstein break Zoltan's hypnotic spell that incites the monster to commit these horrific murders or will Zoltan induce the creature to destroy its creator?

Directed by Freddie Francis
Written by Anthony Hinds, Mary Shelley
Produced by Anthony Hinds
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Top Cast

Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

Baron Frankenstein

Peter Woodthorpe

Peter Woodthorpe

Prof. Zoltan

Duncan Lamont

Duncan Lamont

Karlstaad

Sandor Elès

Sandor Elès

Hans

Katy Wild

Katy Wild

Beggar Girl

David Hutcheson

David Hutcheson

Bürgermeister

James Maxwell

James Maxwell

Priester

Howard Goorney

Howard Goorney

Drunk

Kiwi Kingston

Kiwi Kingston

The Monster

Caron Gardner

Caron Gardner

Burgermeister's Wife

Themes & Keywords

experimentblackmailcastlemad scientistsequelrevengemurderreanimationlaboratorycreaturehypnotismfrankenstein

About The Evil of Frankenstein

The Evil of Frankenstein is a horror, science fiction film released in 1964 exploring themes of experiment, blackmail, castle, mad scientist, sequel, revenge. Directed by Freddie Francis, it stars Peter Cushing, Peter Woodthorpe, Duncan Lamont. Once hounded from his castle by outraged villagers for creating a monstrous living being, Baron Frankenstein returns to Karlstaad. High in the mountains they stumble on the body of the creature, perfectly preserved in the ice. He is brought back to life with the help of the hypnotist Zoltan who now controls the creature. Can Frankenstein break Zoltan's hypnotic spell that incites the monster to commit these horrific murders or will Zoltan induce the creature to destroy its creator?

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