
The Curse of Frankenstein(1957)
Baron Victor Frankenstein has discovered life's secret and unleashed a blood-curdling chain of events resulting from his creation: a cursed creature with a horrid face — and a tendency to kill.


“He's never been more shocking! shocking! shocking!”
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?

Peter Cushing
Baron Frankenstein

Peter Woodthorpe
Prof. Zoltan

Duncan Lamont
Karlstaad

Sandor Elès
Hans

Katy Wild
Beggar Girl

David Hutcheson
Bürgermeister

James Maxwell
Priester

Howard Goorney
Drunk

Kiwi Kingston
The Monster

Caron Gardner
Burgermeister's Wife
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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