THE HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN

1970 · 01:35:00 · R · Drama / Horror / Science Fiction

Victor Frankenstein, descendant of the infamous scientist, Baron Von Frankenstein, follows in his experimental footsteps. Initially his success involves the resuscitation of a tortoise and progressing onto more ambitious projects, including creating his own monster. The gothic genre is re-worked to create a drama of black humour and farce.

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About This Film

Victor Frankenstein, a cold, arrogant and womanizing genius, is angry when his father forbids him to continue his anatomy experiments. He ruthlessly murders his father by sabotaging the old man's shotgun, consequently inheriting the title of Baron von Frankenstein and the family fortune. He uses the money to enter medical school in Vienna, but is forced to return home when he impregnates the daughter of the Dean.

Returning to his own castle, he sets up a laboratory and starts a series of experiments involving the revival of the dead. He eventually builds a composite body from human parts, which he then brings to life. The creature goes on a homicidal rampage until it is accidentally destroyed when a vat where it has been hidden is flooded with acid.

Film Details

Director Jimmy Sangster

Writers Jeremy Burnham, Mary Shelley, Jimmy Sangster

Keywords

Murder Psychotronic Film Bare Chested Male Corpse Husband Wife Relationship Kiss Escape Lust Based On Novel Character Name In Title Jealousy Strangulation Screaming Shotgun Teenage Girl Severed Head Laboratory Castle Friend Woods Axe Mad Scientist Funeral Girl Cleavage Knocked Unconscious Father Son Relationship Blackmail Dark Comedy Electrocution Creature Dismemberment Sex In Bed Severed Hand Student Bedroom Maid Drinking Remake Severed Arm Thunderstorm Death Of Father Teacher Anti Hero Threat Framed For Murder Housekeeper Hammer Horror Reanimation Womanizer

Also Known As

Der Greul von Frankenstein, El horror de Frankenstein, Horror of Frankenstein