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The Horror of Frankenstein

The Horror of Frankenstein

Horror · Science Fiction · 1970

Brilliant but arrogant scientist Victor Frankenstein builds a man from spare body parts, only for the monster to come alive and wreak havoc.

Movie details

The Horror of Frankenstein

“The dead shall rise again!”

1970 Horror · Science Fiction 1h 35m

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5.9 / 10

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Brilliant but arrogant scientist Victor Frankenstein builds a man from spare body parts, only for the monster to come alive and wreak havoc.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Horror of Frankenstein?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jimmy Sangster

Written by

Jimmy Sangster · Jeremy Burnham

Ralph Bates

Ralph Bates

Victor Frankenstein

Kate O'Mara

Kate O'Mara

Alys

Veronica Carlson

Veronica Carlson

Elizabeth Heiss

Dennis Price

Dennis Price

The Graverobber

David Prowse

David Prowse

The Monster

Jon Finch

Jon Finch

Lt. Henry Becker

Bernard Archard

Bernard Archard

Prof. Heiss

Court is in session

Put The Horror of Frankenstein on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.