Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed(1969)
“The Most Frightening Frankenstein Movie Ever!”
Overview
Blackmailing a young couple to assist with his horrific experiments the Baron, desperate for vital medical data, abducts a man from an insane asylum. On route the abductee dies and the Baron and his assistant transplant his brain into a corpse. The creature is tormented by a trapped soul in an alien shell and, after a visit to his wife who violently rejects his monstrous form, the creature wreaks his revenge on the perpetrator of his misery: Baron Frankenstein.
Director
Terence Fisher
Studio
Hammer Film Productions
Cast
Peter Cushing
as Baron Victor Frankenstein
Veronica Carlson
as Anna Spengler
Freddie Jones
as Prof. Richter
Simon Ward
as Dr. Karl Holst
Thorley Walters
as Insp. Fritsch
Maxine Audley
as Ella Brandt
George Pravda
as Dr. Frederick Brandt
Geoffrey Bayldon
as Police Doctor
Colette O'Neil
as Mad Woman
Frank Middlemass
as Guest - Plumber
George Belbin
as Guest - Playing chess
Norman Shelley
as Guest - Smoking pipe
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Movie Facts
Release Year
1969
Runtime
1h 41m
Language
English
Rating
6.3 / 10
Production Companies
Hammer Film Productions
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Blackmailing a young couple to assist with his horrific experiments the Baron, desperate for vital medical data, abducts a man from an insane asylum. On route the abductee dies and the Baron and his assistant transplant his brain into a corpse. The creature is tormented by a trapped soul in an alien shell and, after a visit to his wife who violently rejects his monstrous form, the creature wreaks his revenge on the perpetrator of his misery: Baron Frankenstein.
Who directed Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed?▼
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed was directed by Terence Fisher and released in 1969. It is a horror, science fiction film.
How long is Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed?▼
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed has a runtime of 1 hours and 41 minutes (101 minutes total).
Who stars in Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed?▼
The cast of Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed includes Peter Cushing as Baron Victor Frankenstein, Veronica Carlson as Anna Spengler, Freddie Jones as Prof. Richter, Simon Ward as Dr. Karl Holst, Thorley Walters as Insp. Fritsch and more.
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