The only better name for a frankenstein movie, that i know of, is frankenstein conquers the world. Hammers frankenstein movies tend to focus on baron frankenstein himself usually essayed by the impeccable peter cushing, and not the hapless character depicted in mary shelleys 1818 novel but an obsessed, ruthless scientist who. As the story opens, baron frankenstein peter cushing is a fugitive from justice, hiding behind the pseudonym fenner. Frankenstein must be destroyed 1969 rotten tomatoes. Frankenstein must be destroyed turner classic movies. Tagged 1970s, based on novel, english, high definition, italian, italy, serial killer dracula prisoner of frankenstein 1972 by rarelust august 22, 2018 12. Frankenstein must be destroyed dvd 1969 warner home video.
Frankenstein must be destroyed, bluray, horrormonsters, 883929458738. Warners dvd of frankenstein must be destroyed looks great, better than the murky prints i saw when it was new. Peter cushing strips any and all sympathy you may ever have. Unlike universals frankenstein monster films of three decades earlier, hammer had so much confidence in their baron frankenstein that they let him carry this film by himself. Heidecke, leaves no doubt about to what extent the development of the barons character has come. Victor frankenstein leonard whiting leaves for london to continue his medical studies.
Though, as we all know, that is far from a traditional frankenstein movie. Frankenstein must be destroyed the grindhouse cinema database. Frankenstein meets the space monster 1965british, with android. Peter cushng behind the scenes on set during frankenstein must be destroyed 1969. The hammer film company would eventually make six frankenstein films starring the venerable peter cushing, and frankenstein must be destroyed is the second to last of them. That tag was then is it is now, the kiss of death for a horror flick. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will reupload quick. The horror of frankenstein jimmy sangster, 1970 and frankenstein and the monster from hell terence fisher, 1974 which revolve not around a singular monster. Frankenstein must be destroyed was an entry made after the implementation of the movie rating system. If you are a fan of this movie, you have to get this on bluray.
It was released theatrically in some markets on a double feature with the zsa zsa gabor film queen of outer space. The true story usa, 1972 ranks among the better efforts from the early 70s. Brandt in order to perform the first brain transplant operation. Frankenstein must be destroyed 1969 terence fisher. Frankenstein must be destroyed is a high point not only for hammer, but also for the great movie star and hammer icon peter cushing, who wrings maximum effect from this most acidic and horrifying interpretation of the good dr. Some neat editing, makes a great mini digest of one the most action packed hammer cushing frankenstein s of the. We can likely credit my love of hammer films to the first two of them i saw when i was growing up. Blackmailing a young couple to assist with his horrific experiments the baron, desperate for vital medical data, abducts a man from an insane asylum. Frankenstein must be destroyed 1969 britmovie home of british films.
It would be unfair to lavish all of the praise upon cushings performance as frankenstein since the script, the direction and the supporting players are all as equally on top of their game. Frankenstein must be destroyed is a 1969 british horror film directed by terence fisher for hammer film. The film presents him as a totally irredeemable and ruthless scientist. Frankenstein must be destroyed is a 1969 british horror film directed by terence fisher for hammer film productions, starring peter cushing, freddie jones, veronica carlson and simon ward. Frankenstein must be destroyed is a 1969 british horror film directed by terence fisher for. Frankenstein must be destroyed is my favorite hammer. If there had been acting honors for horror films that year, mr. Review frankenstein must be destroyed bluray authority.
Koch, written by richard landau and george worthing yates and produced by aubrey schenck. Frankenstein must be destroyed terence fisher, peter. From the classic frankenstein of 1931 to matrix 1999, which offers a version of the. Frankenstein must be destroyed baron frankenstein is once again working with illegal medical experiments. While the image is a little soft due to age, the visuals look tremendous, much. Buy frankenstein must be destroyed microsoft store. Baron frankenstein, with the aid of a young doctor and his fiancee, kidnaps the mentally sick dr. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Frankenstein must be destroyed 1970 tv trailer youtube. Frankenstein must be destroyed is the fifth hammer production horror movie centering on the frankenstein character. Frankenstein, all vestiges of good having been leeched out of him in the years narratively separating fmbd from the previous installment, frankenstein created. Compared with undoubted classics like curse of frankenstein, revenge of frankenstein and the brilliant frankenstein must be destroyed, horror is an extremely anaemic affair. Nov 21, 2015 frankenstein must be destroyed was released last month on bluray as part of warners horror classics volume one, alongside the mummy 1959, dracula has risen from the grave 1968, and taste the blood of dracula 1970. The horror of frankenstein 1970 british horror films.
One response to frankenstein must be destroyed 1969 rj mccready says. Jul 19, 2018 the only better name for a frankenstein movie, that i know of, is frankenstein conquers the world. Ive never seen a good treatment of this film, but warner has broken that mold with this release. In 1968, dracula has risen from the grave garnered a g rating. The cast includes peter cushing, freddie jones, veronica carlson and. Peter cushing, veronica carlson, freddie jones, simon ward. The very first scene of frankenstein must be destroyed, in which frankenstein murders dr.
Apr 27, 2004 theatrical trailer for frankenstein must be destroyed 1. Frankenstein must be destroyed and taste the blood of dracula. Frankenstein must be destroyed is a superb entry, with a script written by the man orson welles once called one of the two best a. Distruggete frankenstein the most frightening frankenstein movie ever blackmailing a young couple to assist with his horrific experiments the baron, desperate for vital medical data, abducts a man from an insane asylum. Theatrical trailer for frankenstein must be destroyed 1. Hammer film productions horror films films directed by terence fisher films set in europe warner bros. Frankenstein must be destroyed how is frankenstein must. The film is the fifth in a series of hammer films focusing on baron frankenstein, who, in this entry, terrorises those around him in a bid to uncover the. The true story 1972 the madefortv movie frankenstein. Frankenstein must be destroyed synopsis a baron peter cushing transplants a brain into the body of a dead mentallydisturbed patient. In 1969s frankenstein must be destroyed, he plays the creature pieced together by the title character. Frankenstein must be destroyed the grindhouse cinema.
Pg 1h 41min horror, drama, sci fi 11 february 1970. It would be unfair to lavish all of the praise upon cushings performance as frankenstein since the script, the direction and the supporting players. Though produced toward the end of hammers frankenstein franchise, bert batts screenplay from a story by producer anthony nelson keys is a very tight creation, exploiting themes of revenge, medical greatness, and monstrous ego when the brainobsessed. The cast includes peter cushing, freddie jones, veronica carlson and simon ward. Frankenstein 1970 is a 1958 science fictionhorror film, shot in black and white cinemascope, starring boris karloff and featuring don red barry. Frankenstein must be destroyed movie yify subtitles. The film is the fifth in a series of hammer films focusing on baron frankenstein, who, in this entry, terrorises those around him in a bid to uncover the secrets of a former associate confined to a lunatic. Frankenstein must be destroyed 1970 tv trailer robatsea2009. Frankenstein must be destroyed warner dvd 1969 color 1. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, and the first edition was published anonymously in london on 1 january 1818, when she was 20. Cushing certainly would have garnered the top award. Frankenstein must be destroyed has several facets that would insure the movie would earn an r rating.
Had man not been given to invention and experiment, then tonight, sir, you would have eaten your dinner in a cave. Frankenstein must be destroyed is a close second for my favorite hammer frankenstein movie curse of frankenstein being my favorite. Frankenstein must be destroyed subtitles 35 subtitles. Frankenstein and carl simon ward fix richters freddie jones head. Frankenstein must be destroyed is one of the best of the hammer frankenstein films and certainly one of the best films they ever made. Frankenstein must be destroyed dvd 1969 warner home. Frankenstein must be destroyed 1969yes, we know this. And for once, a frankenstein movie really gets to the key point mary shelley is making by leaving the monster out entirely. All these others came before it, remember, yet theres hardly any blood in this offering, no shocks, no nudity, and very little violence. In the 1970s, italy had a large trashy cinema industry, which. Together with a young doctor, karl and his fiancee anna, they kidnap the mentally sick dr. Together with a young doctor,karl and his fiancee anna kidnap the mentally sick dr.
Frankenstein must be destroyed is a superb entry, with a script written by the man orson welles once. Dont forget to download the netflix party browser extension and hit np at. Nov 06, 2016 a us television spot trailer for frankenstein must be destroyed 1969 from 1970. Thorley walters, freddie jones, simon ward, veronica carlson, peter cushing. Home video warner home video dvd classic horrors rating 8 out of 10 warning. Frankenstein 1970 is a 1958 film about the last of the frankensteins who leases his castle out to a film company as he tries to complete his ancestors gruesome experiments at creating life directed by howard w. While the image is a little soft due to age, the visuals look tremendous, much better than anyone would expect this film to look. The three years from 19681970 were a period of tremendous. A list of movies based on frankenstein, 19101994 since a complete list of films based directly or indirectly on frankenstein would run into the thousands, its convenient to exclude films with only a tangential relationship to the original novel. You wouldve strewn the bones about the floor then wiped your fingers on a coat of animal skin. Frankenstein must be destroyed 1969 alternate ending. Frankenstein must be destroyed was released last month on bluray as part of warners horror classics volume one, alongside the mummy 1959, dracula has risen from the grave 1968, and taste the blood of dracula 1970.
This was frankenstein must be destroyed, the fifth entry in its series, almost uniformly. Brandt, to perform the first brain transplantation ever. Frankenstein must be destroyed how is frankenstein must be. The fifth film in hammers frankenstein series and often ranked among the studios best genre efforts, frankenstein must be destroyed 1969 is closer in tone to a doomladden film noir than a traditional horror picture.
Frankenstein peter cushing, his spats giving him away collects a head then, still disguised, grapples with an unlucky burglar harold goodwin at his lab, opening hammer films frankenstein must be destroyed, 1969. Baron frankenstein peter cushing, star wars is once again up to his experiments on the border between life and death, but his actions this time show that he is the true monster. The creature is tormented by a trapped soul in an alien shell and, after a visit to his wife who violently. It looks really good on the ultra 4k tv and sounds good as well. Hammer film definitely made better films about baron frankenstein as played by peter cushing than those dealing with the count dracula with christopher lee. Attempting to preserve the medical knowledge of a brilliant but insane surgeon, frankenstein performs a brain transplant, an operation that leads to disaster and. Frankenstein must be destroyed film, gothic horror. Frankenstein must be destroyed is a british horror film directed by terence fisher for hammer film productions from 1969. For 1969s frankenstein must be destroyed, cushings characterization was more intense than ever, helping to deliver the most unique entry in the series, and arguably the best. The horror of frankenstein jimmy sangster, 1970 and frankenstein and the monster from.
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