John Chard2013-11-04T21:20:43.940Z

7/10

Neolithic Lobotomy Gone Astray.

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell is directed by Terence Fisher and written by John Elder (AKA: Anthony Hinds). It stars Peter Cushing, David Prowse, Shane Briant, Madeline Smith and John Stratton. Music is by James Bernard and c...

Wuchak2021-11-02T03:16:09.906Z

5/10

Formidable monster and nice Gothic ambiance, but too simple and drab

Hammer Studios did 7 Frankenstein films in 17 years from the late 50s to early 70s as follows:

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957); 2. The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958); 3. The Evil of Fra...

Geronimo19672023-05-27T08:25:16.631Z

5/10

Certainly the most colourfully gory of the Hammer "Frankenstein" films and I think therein lies the problem. This is simply a rehash of so many earlier iterations; but there is nothing at all left to your imagination. The ruthless Peter Cushing ("Baron Frankenstein") ha...

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Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

Dr Simon Helder, sentenced to an insane asylum for crimes against humanity, recognises its director as the brilliant Baron Frankenstein, the man whose work he had been trying to emulate before his imprisonment. Frankenstein utilises Helder's medical knowledge for a project he has been working on for some time. He is assembling a man from vital organs extracted from various inmates in the asylum. And the Baron will resort to murder to acquire the perfect specimens for his most ambitious project ever.