The Revenge of Frankenstein – Movie Review
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Director: Terence Fisher
Writer: Jimmy Sangster (Screenplay)
Cast
- Peter Cushing (Star Wars)
- Francis Matthews (My Friend Charles)
- Eunice Gayson (Dr. No)
- Michael Gwynn (Jason and the Argonauts)
- John Welsh (Krull)
Plot: Having escaped execution and assumed an alias, Baron Frankenstein transplants his deformed underling’s brain into a perfect body, but the effectiveness of the process and the secret of his identity soon begin to unravel.
Runtime: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The Revenge of Frankenstein starts when Baron Frankenstein (Cushing) escapes his execution. He changed his name to Victor Stein and set up a new medical practice in a small village. Dr Stein has made the wrong type of waves though, with fellow doctors being against his methods.
Doctor Hank Kleve (Matthews) turns to Victor, wanting to learn from him becoming his assistant. Meanwhile, Victor continues his plan to bring transport a mind to a new body. This leads to the question, will the same side effects happen again?
Verdict on The Revenge of Frankenstein
The Revenge of Frankenstein is the first sequel in the Hammer Horror collection of Frankenstein movies. It sees Victor looking to continue his experiments after escaping the death penalty. He puts together a new team and starts to conduct his experiments again.
This is a sequel that continues to show the dark desires of Victor Frankenstein. However, it doesn’t seem to do much to create anything remotely terrifying with his creations. This ends up being another movie just thrown into the collection offering nothing much more. In the end, this is largely a forgettable addition to the Frankenstein franchise.
Final Thoughts – The Revenge of Frankenstein is a forgettable addition to the franchise.
