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Bookmark this pageFrankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1973)
Director: Terence Fisher
Movie review
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
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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