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Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1973)

Director: Terence Fisher

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From Time Out Film Guide

Fisher's last film is a disappointment. Using the already well-proven formula, it offers the Baron this time as a doctor in a criminal asylum for the insane, secretly working with his assistant towards creating yet another life. Things begin well, with Fisher adding some atmospheric touches and Cushing suggesting a man undermined by his excessive rationality. Unfortunately the script, which treads a wavering line between jerky comedy and seriousness, soon dissipates anyone else's better intentions. Things are further weakened by a listless assistant, a monster that looks as if it has strayed from some never-realised 'Apes' project, and a gratuitously unpleasant brain transplant.

Author: CPe 0000-00-00 00:00:00

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Cast & crew

Director: Terence Fisher

Producer: Roy Skeggs

Cast: Peter Cushing, Shane Briant, Madeline Smith, John Stratton, Bernard Lee, Dave Prowse, Patrick Troughton full cast

Genre(s): Horror

Duration: 99 mins


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