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The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) Country of Origin: UK / USA CREDITS PRODUCTION SCRIPT DIRECTION PHOTOGRAPHY EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION MUSIC SOUND MAKE UP AND COSTUMES SPECIAL EFFECTS DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION LOCATIONS CAST Also Starring with and Uncredited PLOT SUMMARY Frankenstein and his assistant Hans return to the Baron's castle in Karlstad after an absence of many years to resume their work. Frankenstein is led by a young deaf-mute girl to the body of his first creation frozen in a block of ice. Frankenstein revives the creature and calls upon the services of shady hypnotist Zoltan to help him control the monster. But Zoltan is determined to use the creature for his own ends... CAPSULE REVIEW It was almost inevitable that Hammer should, at some point, succumb to the dread scourge of nostalgia and with this third, unimpressive installment in their long running Frankenstein series, it finally happened. Whereas the first two films, The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) and The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), director Terence Fisher and writer Jimmy Sangster had gone to great lengths to distance themselves from the Universal horrors, here Francis and Hinds seem almost to revel in the recreation of lost glories. The result is much as you'd expect, a poor, retrospective retread of years old ideas. The Evil of Frankenstein is positively awash in nostalgia for those black-and-white Universal epics, from the design of Ashton's creature make-up (Hammer had struck a deal with Universal allowing them to imitate Jack Pierce's original designs) to the obligatory flame-filled finale. In every respect, the film was a step backwards for Hammer, even altering the character of the Baron to bring it more in line with the Universal Frankenstein, abandoning the unique, individual flavour that had made the first two films so memorable. UK Finland Sweden UK USA TIMELINE 1964 June November POSTER TAGS He's never been more shocking! shocking! shocking! Lightning raises the dead Shock...shock... ALTERNATIVE TITLES L'empreinte de Frankenstein - French
title LINKS SEQUEL TO SEQUELS REFERENCES MAGAZINES Scary Monsters 1996 Yearbook p.4 (USA) BOOKS The Hammer Story pp.80-81 Hoffman's Guide to SF, Horror and Fantasy Movies
1991 - 1992 p.125 Illustrated Frankenstein Movie Guide pp.65-66 Nightwalkers pp.27-29 OTHER SOURCES screen KEYWORDS deafness, fairs, flashbacks, frankenstein, hypnotism, laboratories, monsters, mutes, police, revenge, sequels, sideshows Last Updated: 20 October, 2008
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