The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)

Directed by

Jimmy Sangster

Genre

science fiction film, comedy horror

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

R

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 89 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of Baron Frankenstein who returns to his family estate and continues his experiments to create life from dead body parts. It is a comedic retelling of the classic Frankenstein story with a self-aware tone.

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What happens

The Horror of Frankenstein is a 1970 British horror film by Hammer Film Productions that is both a semi-parody and semi-remake of the 1957 film The Curse of Frankenstein, of Hammer's Frankenstein series. It was produced and directed by Jimmy Sangster, starring Ralph Bates, Kate O'Mara, Veronica Carlson, and David Prowse as the monster. It was the only film in the Frankenstein series which did not star Peter Cushing. The original music score was composed by Malcolm Williamson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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