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Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) is a English movie. Terence Fisher has directed this movie. Peter Cushing,Susan Denberg,Thorley Walters,Robert Morris are the starring of this movie. It was released in 1967. Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) is considered one of the best Horror,Sci-Fi movie in India and around the world.
A dead and frozen Baron Frankenstein is re-animated by his colleague Dr. Hertz proving to him that the soul does not leave the body on the instant of death. His lab assistant, young Hans, is found guilty of murdering the local pub owner with whom he had an argument where he foolishly swore to kill the man and Frankenstein acquires his body immediately after the execution. Hans had been quite friendly with the dead man's daughter Christina who returns just in time to see him guillotined. Distraught, she commits suicide and is brought back to life by the good Doctor but with Hans' brain replacing her own. As memories return to her - Hans' memories in fact - she sets out to pursue and kill those responsible for having sent him to his death.
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Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) Reviews
Outstanding Hammer film
Of all the many films in the longstanding Hammer Frankenstein series, after "The Curse of Frankenstein," I like this one the best. It has a classic, almost mythic, structure of the lover who sacrifices himself to preserve the virtue of his beloved and a good deal of existential discussion about human nature. But beyond the heavy academics of its plot, Peter Cushing is truly great here. He's completely sympathetic, intelligent, and witty as a man struggling outside society's version of morality. Some people criticize Terence Fisher as a director who--apart from "Dracula" and "The Devil Rides Out"--had a static and slow-paced directorial style. They're completely wrong. Fisher was a master of the medium, a genius of composition whose films demonstrate so much intelligence. I miss the 1960's, Fisher, and Hammer Films.
A Terrific Fisher Hammer
There's more going on in this little Hammer than meets the eye. The script reaches for something beyond the usual Frankenstein story, and Terence Fisher accommodates with keenly focused, at times inspired, direction. Start thinking about what is inferred when the soul of a boy, the son of a murderer, is transfered to the body of a crippled, deformed girl. The resulting action does not follow a clear and easy "good verses evil" scenario. Within the confines of a Hammer movie's melodrama, Fisher, a classical stylist and at times a superb artist, often created magic. This is one of those times. The performances are all equally compelling. Cushing gives the Baron more texture here than in any of the other films, I think. Thorley Walters is a good foil, and his befuddled affection and respect for the Baron makes some of this really rather touching. Arther Grant's photography has never been better. I urge viewers to watch the film with an open mine. This is not the usual horror film; it's more a fantasy, a fairy tale.
Hammer Created Horror-Gold
The fourth film of Hammer's awesome Frankenstein series, legendary director Terence Fisher's "Frankenstein Created Woman" of 1967 is another creepy and excellent Hammer gem, and my personal favorite film in the series. Movies like this are reason enough to admire both Fisher as Hammer's most important director and leading man Peter Cushing as one of the greatest Horror icons in the history of motion pictures. Once again, Cushing stars as the ingenious and very unorthodox scientist Baron Victor Frankenstein, exceedingly dedicated to the acquisition of corpses for his eerie obsession of resurrecting the dead by means of rather macabre methods... I will not give any parts of the plot away, but I can assure that Hammer fans will not be disappointed by this one. Mad science, disfigurement, body snatching, resurrection, insanity and an adequate amount of blood, suspense and eeriness, as well as some very humorous scenes, "Frankenstein Created Woman" has it all. The movie provides the typical eerie Hammer-style score and photography, and therefore maintains the creepy and great atmosphere Hammer-fans love to see. Peter Cushing's performance as the macabre Baron is excellent as always, and beautiful Susan Denberg was a great choice for the female lead. Thorley Walters furthermore fits very well in his role of Frankenstein's colleague in (mad) science, Doctor Herz. "Frankenstein Created Woman" is a brilliant Horror-gem that comes with my highest possible recommendations. Along with the dark and gruesome "Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell", this is my personal favorite of Hammer's Frankenstein series, and it also ranks among my Top 10 out of all Hammer films. This is pure Gothic Horror gold that no Horror fan could possibly afford to miss!
Silly but fun Hammer film
Dr. Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) has discovered how to contain the soul of somebody after they had died. His helper Hans (Robert Morris) is (unjustly) found guilty of a murder committed by three other men and guillotined. Hans' girlfriend Christina (Susan Denberg) kills herself. Frankenstein saves Hans' soul and puts it in her. She comes out as a beautiful woman but has Hans thirst for revenge... As you can see logic does not play a strong role in this picture. For one thing Denberg is introduced as a dark haired, horribly scarred woman. After the "operation" she's blond-haired and looks perfect! Also, when she goes out to kill the men responsible for Hans death, she seems to know EXACTLY where they'll be (I love how she just guessed that Johann would be in a coach and it would break down). Still, Hammer films were never strong on logic so this can be forgiven. Also there's some dreadful day-for-night shooting (another Hammer trademark). Despite all this I DO love this film. It moves quickly and has some pretty bloody scenes (for 1967). There's also a flash of nudity in a bedroom scene. The acting is very good. Thorley Walters gives a good performance as Dr. Hertz; Morris is actually pretty good as Hans; even Denberg isn't bad (although her voice was dubbed). Best of all, of course, is Peter Cushing. He plays Frankenstein to perfection showing the doctors obsession with creating life. One of the better Hammer Frankenstein movies. Just turn off your mind and enjoy. I give it an 8.
She was ugly....ALL TWISTED!!!
The film 'Frankenstein created woman' is a film about a man named Hans (Robert Morris) who is wrongly accused of murder and is sentenced to death by Guillitine. After his execution a man named Dr.Baron Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) borrowed his body for an experiment, capturing his soul and transferring it into Hans girlfriends body - who of which drowned herself after Hans was executed. When (Christina Cleeve) she awoke with her new soul, she went out on a limb to track down the three men who were the real murderers and kill them. This film is fantastic and superb in every way for its great plot, good acting and mysterious/dark atmosphere helped make this film into my favourite vengeance movie of all time. What I love mostly about this film was how cunning and devious Christina Cleeve was when she was seducing the three real murderers, who were responsible for Hans' death for her outstanding beauty and adulterous charm was so captivating it seemed like she was of the devil. Another scene I quite admired that contributed towards the spookiness of this film was when Christina was talking to Hans' cut-off head in her bedroom and taking verbal orders from it on who she should kill next. There were, however, certain aspects in this film I didn't fully understand. When Hans was in court being charged with murder, why didn't he use his girlfriend Christina as an alibi for she was with him when the victim was murdered; Was it because he was embarrassed for people to know that he was acquainted with her (as she was deformed and twisted at the time) or some other reason. What ever reason it was, I'm sure it wasn't worth being executed for. Another bit I didn't understand was how Christina Cleeve knew who the real murderers were when she awoke with Hans' soul because Hans never knew who they were. Anyway, if you haven't seen this film, do watch it, for its an outstanding production and if you like 'Terence Fisher' films, you'll definitely like this one.