Movie
The Horror of Frankenstein
Overview
Brilliant but arrogant scientist Victor Frankenstein builds a man from spare body parts, only for the monster to come alive and wreak havoc.
Details
- Release date
- 1970-11-08
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Genres
- Horror, Science Fiction
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Hammer Film Productions, EMI Films
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Ralph Bates as Victor Frankenstein
- Kate O'Mara as Alys
- Veronica Carlson as Elizabeth Heiss
- Jon Finch as Lt. Henry Becker
- Dennis Price as The Graverobber
- Graham James as Kassner
- Bernard Archard as Prof. Heiss
- James Hayter as Bailiff
- Joan Rice as Graverobber's wife
- Stephen Turner as Stephan
- Neil Wilson as Schoolmaster (uncredited)
- James Cossins as Dean
Crew
- Jimmy Sangster - Director
- Jimmy Sangster - Screenplay
- Jeremy Burnham - Screenplay
- Mary Shelley - Characters
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