Eunice Gayson, Francis Matthews, John Welsh

Straight from Britain's legendary Hammer Studios comes this thoughtful sequel to The Curse of Frankenstein. The not-so-good doctor (Peter Cushing) is up to his old lab tricks again -- suturing arms, l...( read more  read more... )egs and torsos together in hopes that the sum of the parts will make a greater whole. This time, he's ably assisted by a hunchback dwarf and a willing medical student.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 29 min.

Directed by: Terence Fisher

Release Date: June 1, 1958

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DVD Release Date: August 13, 2002

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  • October 30, 2009
    the second and one of the best of the frankenstein series. it's a shame cushing is mostly remembered in the states for playing grand moff tarkin of star wars after all the wonderful work he did for hammer. the monster here is truly heartbreaking
  • September 18, 2006
    Excellent, beautiful-looking Hammer sequel that picks up right where Curse of Frankenstein left off. Cushing is great as usual.
  • June 16, 2008
    A fun Hammer horror outing.
  • January 12, 2008
    Great!
  • May 7, 2009
    Picks up directly at the moment Curse ended. Were the doctor (Cushing) escapes the gulliotine. Three years later we find the good doctor working in a hospital ward for the poor and homeless. Cushing no longer plays Dr.Frankenstein, and in theis case ..Dr. Stein, with the obssess...( read more)ive personality of Curse. Cushings Doctor in this film is very much sly and reserved.
    The "monster" this time out is actually a cripple who volunteers his brain, so he can live with out the pity of his old body.
    This film was at one time my favorite in the series. The creature, Karl, is such a sad character. The human drama of Revenge really sets it apart from the rest.
  • December 31, 2008
    Boring boring and more boring are the three words used to describe this BORING movie.
  • December 7, 2008
    Great sequel to, Curse of Frankenstein.
  • November 7, 2008
    The Revenge Of Frankenstein is the second instalment in Hammer studio's Frankenstein series. The first film, The Curse Of Frankenstein, was the company's debut horror feature and a commercial success. It paved the way for a plethora of horror films and made 'stars' of Peter Cushi...( read more)ng and Christopher Lee. Lee is absent from Revenge. but Cushing returns in the titular role along with director Terence Fisher and writer Jimmy Sangster.

    Having narrowly escaped the guillotine, Dr./Baron Frankenstein retreats to a new town to pledge his trade. Adopting the 'cunning' pseudonym 'Dr. Stein', he opens two medical practices. One serves the wealthy, financing the second which treats the poor and needy. This humanitarian/philanthropist set-up masks the fact that both practices support, in terms of money and body parts respectively, the good doctor's true interests. He has a secret laboratory in a disused wine cellar where he continues his infamous experiments. After three years in the new town his practice is such a success that the local medical council is becoming redundant. The members hold an emergency meeting to discuss the problem of Dr. Stein.

    Terence Fisher's Frankenstein series concentrates on the doctor (and in turn science) as the source of 'evil'. Frankenstein's blind ambition and lack of moral code is the real source of horror. This premise is strikingly different from earlier Frankenstein stories. In the Mary Shelley original, both the doctor and the 'monster' are portrayed as victims of science. In James Whale's celebrated duet the doctor is the misguided hero. In both cases the doctor is misled by scientific ambition but retains a strong moral code throughout. The sinister Dr. Pretorius in Bride Of Frankenstein could be seen as a better prototype for Fisher's doctor.

    In Revenge. rather than retreading the familiar experiment of the previous film(s), a spin has been put on events. Here Frankenstein's construction of the 'monster' has reached its zenith and is given short shrift. Instead the problem and focus of the film is that of the brain. A living brain is required so transplants are in order. Cue a bloodied brain slopping into a specimen jar. Loopy proceedings include a priceless hand-eye co-ordination experiment (every lab should have one) and a cannibalistic chimp with the brain of an orang-utan. The brain transplantation theme is taken the logical step further in Frankenstein Created Woman, which involves the transfer of the soul.

    Although it evokes some viewer sympathy, the 'monster' is not as innocent as the creations in earlier films and in a way deserves its fate. Its appearance is not that impressive either, when it goes on the rampage the facial expression and make-up reminded me of Michael Palin. The fact that the 'monster' starts to regress back to his half paralytic state suggests that the condition stemmed from the brain, Frankenstein's diagnosis was wrong.

    This is the only error Frankenstein makes. His assistant, Dr. Kleve, and workers (the cleaner is an 'expert' on zoology) make them for him. Thus the experiment ends in disaster. If Dr Kleve had not helped Frankenstein with the final transplantation, he could be considered to have been a 'plant' from the medical council. The final creation is of course ludicrous. How could the body be a perfect likeness? Still, it paved the way for further sequels.
  • September 21, 2008
    A little slow and no scary movie but a whole diffrent kind of Frankenstein. Fun to watch and worthy to watch thanks to Peter Cushings version of Victor F.
  • March 22, 2008
    This film picks up directly at the moment Curse ended. Were the doctor (Cushing) escapes the gulliotine. Three years later we find the good doctor working in a hospital ward for the poor and homeless. Cushing no longer plays Dr.Frankenstein, and in theis case

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