The Horror of Frankenstein

The Horror of Frankenstein
Theatrical release poster, promoted as part of a double feature with Scars of Dracula
Directed byJimmy Sangster
Screenplay byJeremy Burnham
Jimmy Sangster
Based onVictor Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
Produced byJimmy Sangster
StarringRalph Bates
Kate O'Mara
Veronica Carlson
David Prowse
CinematographyMoray Grant
Edited byChris Barnes
Music byMalcolm Williamson
Production
company
Distributed byMGM-EMI Distributors (U.K.)1
Continental Films (U.S.)
Release date
  • 8 November 1970 (1970-11-08)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£200,000[1] or £176,000[2]

The Horror of Frankenstein is a 1970 British horror film by Hammer Film Productions that is both a semi-parody and semi-remake of the 1957 film The Curse of Frankenstein, of Hammer's Frankenstein series. It was produced and directed by Jimmy Sangster, starring Ralph Bates, Kate O'Mara, Veronica Carlson, and David Prowse as the monster.[3] It was the only film in the Frankenstein series which did not star Peter Cushing. The original music score was composed by Malcolm Williamson.

  1. ^ Marcus Hearn & Alan Barnes (2007), The Hammer Story: The Authorised History of Hammer Films, Titan Books, p. 138 ISBN 1-845-76185-5
  2. ^ Moody, Paul (2018). EMI Films and the Limits of British Cinema. Palgrave MacMillan. p. 91. ISBN 978-3-319-94803-4.
  3. ^ "The Horror of Frankenstein". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 27 August 2024.