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Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

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Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

"Your blood will run cold when the monster rises!"

1974

1h 35m

6.2(116 votes)

Horror

Science Fiction

Overview

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.

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Hammer Film Productions

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

Baron Victor Frankenstein aka Dr. Carl Victor

Shane Briant

Shane Briant

Simon Helder

Madeline Smith

Madeline Smith

Sarah

David Prowse

David Prowse

Monster

John Stratton

John Stratton

Adolf Klauss, Asylum Direktor

Michael Ward

Michael Ward

Transvest

Norman Mitchell

Norman Mitchell

Police Sergeant

Elsie Wagstaff

Elsie Wagstaff

Wild One

Christopher Cunningham

Hans

Patrick Troughton

Patrick Troughton

Bodysnatcher

Creative team

Directed by: Terence Fisher
Written by: Anthony Hinds
Produced by: Roy Skeggs

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