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Frankenstein Created Woman (1966) Country of Origin: UK CREDITS
PRODUCTION SCRIPT DIRECTION PHOTOGRAPHY EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION MUSIC SOUND COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP SPECIAL EFFECTS DESIGN AND SET
CONSTRUCTION MISCELLANEOUS LOCATIONS CASTING CAST PLOT SUMMARY Hans, the son of a convicted and executed murderer, is wrongly accused of murder by three middle class thugs who are the real culprits. Hans dubious lineage is evoked by the locals and he is wrongly executed as the supposed killer. A distraught Christina, his deformed lover and the daughter of the murdered man, drown herself in the local river and her body is recovered by Baron Frankenstein who is looking to test his newly invention which can capture a soul and move it from one body to another. Having captured Hans' soul shortly after his execution, he places it in Christina's body and revives her, reconstructing her deformities in the process and creating a stunningly beautiful blonde. Rechristened Anna, she has no memory of her previous life but the sight of the guillotine reactivates Hans' memories and she sets out to take revenge on the men who really killed her father. CAPSULE REVIEW
A neat inversion of the Hammer Frankenstein legend with Terence Fisher back in the saddle, Frankenstein Created Woman is a remarkable, multi-layered film that can be enjoyed on many levels. It's a very different Frankenstein to those in the rest of the series and it's this originality that gives it the edge, Hinds using his script to explore a number of metaphysical notions as well as addressing several gender issues without ever letting the film become dry or preachy. It remains one of Hammer's finest achievements, a thought provoking and enjoyable revision of standard Hammer tropes that has stood the test of time rather better than most of its contemporaries. (Full Review) UK USA Finland Sweden UK USA TIMELINE 1967 June 1968 2000 2001 POSTER TAGS Now Frankenstein has created a beautiful woman with the soul of the Devil! ALTERNATIVE TITLES And Frankenstein Created Woman -
working title LINKS SEQUEL TO SEQUELS KEYWORDS frankenstein; guillotines; transplants; disfigurement; executions; experiments; scientists; revenge; sequels; souls; suicide
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