Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969 · Movie · PG-13 · 101 min · ★ 6.3 · 72% critics
A ruthless scientist on the run forces a young couple to help him continue forbidden research. When a risky abduction goes wrong, he pushes ahead with a gruesome procedure that leaves an unwilling subject trapped in a new body, and the fallout draws suspicion, fear, and a growing demand for payback.
Based on Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
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Details
- Years
- 1969
- Release date
- 1969-05-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (130 votes)
About
If you enjoy classic Hammer-style horror with a cold-blooded villain, grim atmosphere, and graphic medical menace, this should land; Not for you if you avoid sexual assault content or heavy gore—try Dracula instead.
Pros: tense Gothic mood; strong central performance; memorable shocks | Cons: disturbing sexual assault; uneven final stretch; some pacing drag
Themes
- rape
- mad scientist
- victorian england
- murder
- grave robber
- grave robbing
- brain transplant
- frankenstein
Cast & crew
Peter Cushing
as Baron Victor Frankenstein
Veronica Carlson
as Anna Spengler
Freddie Jones
as Prof. Richter
Simon Ward
as Dr. Karl Holst
Thorley Walters
as Insp. Fritsch
Maxine Audley
as Ella Brandt
George Pravda
as Dr. Frederick Brandt
Geoffrey Bayldon
as Police Doctor
Colette O'Neil
as Mad Woman
Frank Middlemass
as Guest - Plumber
Directed by Terence Fisher