The Horror of Frankenstein

Overview:

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.

Released: 1970-11-08

Duration: 01:35:00

Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Keywords: Reanimation, Grave Robbing, Maid, ...

Director: Jimmy Sangster

Writer: Jimmy Sangster, Mary Shelley, Jeremy Burnham

Cast: Dennis Price, Ralph Bates, Graham James, ...

Director: Jimmy Sangster

Writer: Jimmy Sangster Mary Shelley Jeremy Burnham

Cast: Dennis Price Ralph Bates Graham James David Prowse Veronica Carlson Bernard Archard James Hayter Kate O'Mara Jon Finch Joan Rice Stephen Turner

Genre: Drama Horror Sci-Fi

Keywords: Reanimation Grave Robbing Maid Hunting Accident Womanizer Highwayman Severed Head Severed Arm Friend Murders Friend Body Snatcher Castle Mistress Housekeeper Hammer Horror Patricide Vat Of Acid Murder Electrocution Cleavage Tortoise Father And Son Have Sex With The Same Woman Mad Scientist Bare Chested Male Father Son Relationship Kiss Father Son Conflict Girl Creature Bedroom Shotgun Teenage Girl Hunting Anti Hero Classroom Implied Sex Unplanned Pregnancy Lust Friend Student Interrupted Sex Teacher Sex In Bed Baron Unrequited Love Funeral Blackmail Husband Wife Relationship Poison Immorality Poisoning Severed Hand Dinner Brain Damage Police Lieutenant Cook Eviction Debt Dismemberment Framed For Murder Corpse Drinking Knocked Unconscious Screaming Woods Axe Strangulation Threat Jealousy Escape Reboot Laboratory Thunderstorm Breaking Down A Door Doctor Victor Frankenstein Character Psychotronic Film Film Version Of Shelley's Frankenstein Sixth Part Character Repeats Someone Else's Dialogue Dark Comedy Frankenstein's Monster Character Death Of Father Based On Novel Remake Character Name In Title

Description

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.