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The Horror of Frankenstein: Directed by Jimmy Sangster. With Ralph Bates, Kate O'Mara, Veronica Carlson, Dennis Price. Brilliant but arrogant scientist Victor Frankenstein builds a man from spare body parts, only for the monster to come alive and wreak havoc.
Academically gifted but arrogant and amoral, Victor Frankenstein will stop at nothing, not even patricide, to achieve his goal of recreating human life. When his handiwork turns out to have homicidal tendencies he is happy to use this to his own ends rather than realize he has gone too far.
The Horror of Frankenstein (1970) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
"The Horror of Frankenstein" was directed by Jimmy Sangster, who is mainly famous as the masterly screenwriter of many Hammer classics, including such milestones as "The Curse of Frankenstein" (1957), "Dracula" (1958) and "The Brides of Dracula" (1960).
The Curse of Frankenstein: Directed by Terence Fisher. With Peter Cushing, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart, Christopher Lee. While awaiting execution for murder, Baron Victor Frankenstein tells the story of a creature he built and brought to life - only for it to behave not as he intended.
Horror of Dracula: Directed by Terence Fisher. With Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling. When Jonathan Harker rouses the ire of Count Dracula for accepting a job at the vampire's castle under false pretenses, his friend Dr. Van Helsing pursues the predatory villain.
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell: Directed by Terence Fisher. With Peter Cushing, Shane Briant, Madeline Smith, David Prowse. Baron Frankenstein works with a mental patient to reanimate the dead.
The Ghost of Frankenstein: Directed by Erle C. Kenton. With Lon Chaney Jr., Cedric Hardwicke, Ralph Bellamy, Lionel Atwill. Dr. Frankenstein's plans to replace the brain of his monster are hijacked by his scheming and malevolent assistant Ygor.
Bride of Frankenstein: Directed by James Whale. With Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, Ernest Thesiger. Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Baron Henry Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.
For the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley's novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus," I re-read it and, then, reviewed a bunch of Frankenstein films. This list is a ranking of all of them that I've reviewed, from the classic Universal series, to the Technicolor Hammer splatters and beyond.