| The Revenge of Frankenstein | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | The Revenge of Frankenstein |
| Director: | Terence Fisher |
| Writers: | Jimmy Sangster; George Baxt; Hurford Janes |
| Producers: | Michael Carreras; Anthony Hinds; Anthony Nelson Keys |
| Composer: | Leonard Salzedo John Hollingsworth |
| Cinematography: | Jack Asher |
| Editors: | Alfred Cox |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Hammer Film Productions Columbia Pictures |
| Released: | June 1st, 1958 (US) August 27th, 1958 (UK) |
| Rating: | Approved |
| Running time: | 89 min. |
| Country: | UK |
| Language: | English |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Curse of Frankenstein, The |
| Next: | Evil of Frankenstein, The |
The Revenge of Frankenstein is a British horror film of the Victorian Gothic Horror genre, with an emphasis on scientific achievement and the folly of ambition. It was directed by Terence Fisher with a script written by Jimmy Sangster. It was produced by Hammer Film Productions and is their second movie in the Frankenstein series under the company's "Hammer Horror" brand. The movie was distributed through Columbia Pictures and premiered in the United States on June 1st, 1958. It premiered in the United Kingdom on August 27th, 1958. The Revenge of Frankenstein stars Peter Cushing as the eponymous Doctor Victor Frankenstein, who is calling himself by the extremely un-clever alias, Victor Stein. Having escaped from prison, Doc Stein is back to his ole monster-making ways in a pauper's hospital, complete with a hunchback servant and everything!
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Peter Cushing | Doctor Victor Stein |
| Francis Matthews | Doctor Hans Kleve |
| Eunice Gayson | Margaret Conrad |
| Michael Gwynn | Karl Immelmann |
| John Welsh | Doctor Bergman |
| Lionel Jeffries | Fritz |
| Oscar Quitak | Dwarf |
| Richard Wordsworth | Up patient |
| Charles Lloyd Pack | President of the Medical Council |
| John Stuart | Inspector |
| Arnold Diamond | Doctor Malke |
| Margery Gresley | Countess Barcynska |
| Anna Walmsley | Vera Brcynska |
| George Woodbridge | Janitor |
| Michael Ripper | Kurt |
| Ian Whittaker | Boy with Gerda |
| Avril Leslie | Gerda |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline for this film is "Remember that the screams you hear will be your own!".
- Revenge of Frankenstein, Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), The Revenge of Frankenstein and The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) all redirect to this page.
- Production on The Revenge of Frankenstein began on January 6th, 1958 and concluded on March 4th, 1958.
- Additional dialogue in this film was supplied by Hurford Janes.
- Additional dialogue in this film was supplied by George Baxt. Baxt is uncredited for his contributions to this movie.
- Actress Marjorie Gresley is credited as Margery Gresley in this film.
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External Links[]
- The Revenge of Frankenstein at TCM
- The Revenge of Frankenstein at IMDB
- The Revenge of Frankenstein at Wikipedia
- The Revenge of Frankenstein at Themoviedb.org
Keywords[]
19th century; 1860; Apes; Boy; Cannibalism; Cemetery; Chimpanzees; Countess; Decapitation; Disfigurement; Doctor; Frankenstein; Frankenstein Monster; Girl; Grave robber; Hospital; Inspector; Janitor; Kyphosis; Laboratory; Mad scientist; Orangutans; Priest; Scientific experimentation; Severed hand; Severed limbs; Strangulation; Victor Frankenstein