Last of the Hammer Frankenstein films, this one deals with the Baron (Peter Cushing) hiding out in an insane asylum, so that he may continue his experiments with reanimating the dead, along with inmate Simon Helder (Shane Briant), who has been institutionalized for conducting such experiments.
This was directed by Terence Fisher and produced by Hammer Film Productions, so you know it is good. This was also Fisher's final film (not just of the Frankenstein series but overall). Reviews tend to be rather negative, but it is still better than average and should be seen as such. (Actress Madeline Smith actually thinks this film is better than many Hammer films because it is actually focused on acting and not buxom ladies.)
I love Cushing in everything he does. I guess this was not a big hit and has only in recent years been re-evaluated. I love it. Cushing is as great a baron as ever, and David Prowse (Darth Vader) makes an excellent "monster from hell" -- a hairy beast with the mind of a professor and violinist.
Prowse, interestingly, went in cold to Hammer Studios hoping to play a monster and was initially turned down. Within a few years, he would get a call and go on to be the only one to play a Frankenstein creation more than once. He ended up getting to know Cushing rather well.
This was directed by Terence Fisher and produced by Hammer Film Productions, so you know it is good. This was also Fisher's final film (not just of the Frankenstein series but overall). Reviews tend to be rather negative, but it is still better than average and should be seen as such. (Actress Madeline Smith actually thinks this film is better than many Hammer films because it is actually focused on acting and not buxom ladies.)
I love Cushing in everything he does. I guess this was not a big hit and has only in recent years been re-evaluated. I love it. Cushing is as great a baron as ever, and David Prowse (Darth Vader) makes an excellent "monster from hell" -- a hairy beast with the mind of a professor and violinist.
Prowse, interestingly, went in cold to Hammer Studios hoping to play a monster and was initially turned down. Within a few years, he would get a call and go on to be the only one to play a Frankenstein creation more than once. He ended up getting to know Cushing rather well.