Les expériences érotiques de Frankenstein (1972)

Country of Origin: France / Spain
Year of Production: 1972
Running Times: 94 mins (Spain)     95 mins (Argentina)
Format: Eastmancolor 35mm Techniscope
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: C. Fénix Films / Comptoir Français du Film
Producers: Victor De Costa, Arturo Marcos, Robert de Nesle

SCRIPT
Script / Story: Jesus Franco
Characters: Mary Shelley (uncredited)

DIRECTION
Director: Jess Franco (real name: Jesus Franco)
Assistant Director: Jose Antonio Arevalo

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Raúl Artigot
Stills: Christian Hart

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Roberto Fandiño

MUSIC
Music: Daniel J. White
French Version Music: Vladimir Cosma, H. Tical, Vincent Geminiani

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Monique Adelaide, Antonia Nieto

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Jean d'Eaubonne
Set Dresser: J. de Alberto

MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisor: Nicole Guettard

LOCATIONS
Studio: Studio Balcazar, Barcelona, Spain
Locations: Portugal

CAST
Dennis Price (Dr Frankenstein)
Britt Nichols (Madame Orloff)
Howard Vernon (Cagliostro)
Anne Libert (Melissa)
Luis Barboo (Caronte)
Fernando Bilbao (the monster)
Alberto Dalbés (Dr Jonathan Seward)
Jesus Franco (Morpho)
Eduarda Pimenta
Lina Romay (Esmeralda)
Beatriz Savón (Vera Frankenstein)
Doris Tom (real name: Doris Thomas) (Abigail)
Daniel Gerome (real name: Daniel White) (Inspector Tanner)

PLOT SUMMARY

Doctor Frankenstein and his sidekick Morpho have almost created their monster when their castle is visited by Caronte and the bird-woman, Melissa. They sneak into the basement in time to witness the birth of the monster and the deaths of it screators. They capture the creature and take it to the evil Count Cagliostro, pursued by Frankenstein's daughter Vera and her servant Abigail.

Australia
Video Distributor: Go Video Australia

Canada
Theatrical Distributor: Cinépix Film Properties Inc; Danton Films

France
Video Distributor: Video Box; Budget Video

Netherlands
Video Distributor: Sunrise

Spain
Theatrical Distributor: Bilbaina Films
Video Distributor: VDI

UK
Video Distributor: Go Video

USA
Video Distributor: Mondo Video

Argentina
Rating: 18

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Das Blutgericht der gequälten Frauen - West German title
The Curse of Frankenstein
The Erotic Adventures of Frankenstein – Canadian title
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein - UK title
Les exploits erotiques de Frankenstein - French pre-release title
La maldición de Frankenstein - Spanish title
La malediccion de Frankenstein
La malediction de Frankenstein - French pre-release title
La maledizione di Frankenstein - Italian title
Rites of Frankenstein
De verdoemnis van Frankenstein - Dutch title

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Absurd no.8 (UK)
credits, review

Cineinforme no.177 (June 1973) p.6 (Spain)
credits

Cineinforme no.248 (June 1976) p.19 (Spain)
review

Samhain no.5 p.18 (UK)
review (by Kevin Lyons)

Video Watchdog no.1 p.36 (USA)
review

BOOKS

The Illustrated Frankenstein Movie Guide p.135
credits, review

Obsession - The Films of Jesus Franco pp.90, 93
illustrated credits, review (by Lucas Balbo)

KEYWORDS

alchemy, castles, frankenstein, frankenstein's monster, human experiments, kidnapping, monsters, scientists, sex, torture

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008