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| Credits | |
| Title: | Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell |
| Directed by: | Terence Fisher |
| Written by: | John Elder |
| Produced by: | Roy Skeggs |
| Music by: | James Bernard |
| Cinematography: | Brian Probyn |
| Edited by: | James Needs |
| Production | |
| Distributors: | Hammer Film Productions Paramount Pictures |
| Released: | May 2nd, 1974 (US) June 12th, 1974 (UK) |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 99 min. |
| Country: | UK |
| Language: | English |
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Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell is a British feature film of the horror genre. It is based on characters and concepts originally developed by English author Mary Shelley in her 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. The film was directed by Terence Fisher with a screenplay written by John Elder. It was produced by Hammer Film Productions and premiered in France at the Paris Festival of Fantasy Film in April, 1974. It had its first screening in the United Kingdom in London on May 2nd, 1974. In the United States, the movie was distributed through Paramount Pictures and premiered in San Francisco, California on October 30th, 1974. Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell stars Peter Cushing reprising the role of Victor Frankenstein - a mad genius who was been incarcerated at a mental asylum for the crimes of his past. Using his wit and guile, Frankenstein manipulates himself into a position of authority at the facility. A young and ambitious man named Simon Helder is admitted to the asylum for crimes eerily similar to the experiments once performed by Frankenstein himself. Working together, Helder and Frankenstein try once again to create new life from the remnants of the dead.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
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| Peter Cushing | Victor Frankenstein/Carl Victor |
| Shane Briant | Simon Helder |
| Madeline Smith | Sarah |
| David Prowse | The Monster |
| John Stratton | Asylum director |
| Michael Ward | Transvest |
| Elsie Wagstaff | Wild one |
| Norman Mitchell | Police sergeant |
| Clifford Mollison | Judge |
| Patrick Troughton | Bodysnatcher |
| Philip Voss | Ernst |
| Chris Cunningham | Hans |
| Charles Lloyd Pack | Professor Durendel |
| Lucy Griffiths | Old hag |
| Bernard Lee | Tarmut |
| Sydney Bromley | Muller |
| Andrea Lawrence | Brassy girl |
| Jerold Wells | Landlord |
| Sheila Dunion | Gerda |
| Norman Atkyns | Smiler |
| Mischa De La Motte | Twitch |
| Victor Woolf | Letch |
| Winifred Sabine | Mouse |
| Janet Hargreaves | Chatter |
| Peter Madden | Coach driver |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline for this film is "His brain came from a genius. His body came from a killer. His soul came from Hell!"
- This is the final film in Hammer Film Productions' Frankenstein series.
- There are a total of twenty-five credited cast members in this film.
- Leading "bad guys" Peter Cushing and David Prowse will work together again on the 1977 sci-fi/fantasy smash hit Star Wars. Cushing plays the role of Grand Moff Tarkin while Prowse dons the helmet of cape of Darth Vader. The voice of Vader however is provided by James Earl Jones.
- Actor Patrick Troughton is best known for playing the role of the Second Doctor in the BBC series Doctor Who. In 1976, he played Father Brennan in The Omen.
See also[]
External Links[]
- Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell at IMDB
- Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell at Wikipedia
- Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell at Letterboxd.com
- Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell at Themoviedb.org
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