The Evil of Frankenstein
1964 · Movie · 87 min · ★ 6.2 · 56% critics
Driven out by fearful townspeople, a determined scientist returns to a mountain village and discovers his earlier creation preserved in ice. With help from a carnival hypnotist, the creature is revived—but control slips away, and a tense struggle begins between ambition, manipulation, and a community on edge.
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Details
- Years
- 1964
- Release date
- 1964-05-08
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Critic score
- 56/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (116 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want classic Hammer-style gothic thrills, a sympathetic monster angle, and a scheming hypnotist, especially if you like Dracula Has Risen from the Grave or The Skull; Not for you if you need fast pacing or convincing creature effects.
Pros: strong lead performance; gothic sets and costumes; lively finale | Cons: familiar storyline; weak creature makeup; slow first half
Themes
- experiment
- blackmail
- castle
- mad scientist
- sequel
- revenge
- murder
- reanimation
- laboratory
- creature
- hypnotism
- frankenstein
Cast & crew
Peter Cushing
as Baron Frankenstein
Peter Woodthorpe
as Prof. Zoltan
Duncan Lamont
as Karlstaad
Sandor Elès
as Hans
Katy Wild
as Beggar Girl
David Hutcheson
as Bürgermeister
James Maxwell
as Priester
Howard Goorney
as Drunk
Kiwi Kingston
as The Monster
Caron Gardner
as Burgermeister's Wife
Directed by Freddie Francis