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Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed( 1969)

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The Most Frightening Frankenstein Movie Ever!

Overview

Blackmailing a young couple to assist with his horrific experiments the Baron, desperate for vital medical data, abducts a man from an insane asylum. On route the abductee dies and the Baron and his assistant transplant his brain into a corpse. The creature is tormented by a trapped soul in an alien shell and, after a visit to his wife who violently rejects his monstrous form, the creature wreaks his revenge on the perpetrator of his misery: Baron Frankenstein.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Peter Cushing

      Baron Victor Frankenstein

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      Veronica Carlson

      Anna Spengler

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      Freddie Jones

      Prof. Richter

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      Simon Ward

      Dr. Karl Holst

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      Thorley Walters

      Insp. Fritsch

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      Maxine Audley

      Ella Brandt

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      George Pravda

      Dr. Frederick Brandt

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      Geoffrey Bayldon

      Police Doctor

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      Colette O'Neil

      Mad Woman

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      Frank Middlemass

      Guest - Plumber

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      George Belbin

      Guest - Playing chess

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      Norman Shelley

      Guest - Smoking pipe

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      Michael Gover

      Guest - Reading newspaper

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      Peter Copley

      Principal

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      Jim Collier

      Dr. Heidecke

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      Allan Surtees

      Police Sergeant

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      Windsor Davies

      Police Sergeant

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      Harry Fielder

      Villager (uncredited)

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      Caron Gardner

      Passer-by (uncredited)

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      Victor Harrington

      Journalist (uncredited)

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      Harold Goodwin

      Burglar (uncredited)

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      Timothy Davies

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      Jack Armstrong

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Elizabeth Morgan

      Christina (uncredited)

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      Dorothy Smith

      Anna's Neighbour (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sat Nov 04 2017
    I fancy that I am the spider and you are the fly, Frankenstein. Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed is directed by Terence Fisher and written by Bert Batt. It stars Peter Cushing, Veronica Carlson, Simon Ward and Freddie Jones. Music is by James Bernard and cinematography by Arthur Grant. The fifth entry in Hammer Film's Frankenstein series is one of the best. Playing as a variant on the original Frankenstein sources, story finds Cushing's Baron Victor Frankenstein as an utterly repugnant individual who is prepared to do whatever it takes to achieve his medical goals. Morally and ethically ban...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • rape
    • mad scientist
    • murder
    • grave robber
    • grave robbing
    • brain transplant
    • frankenstein