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A decade on from their masterful The Revenge of Frankenstein, Terence Fisher and Peter Cushing teamed up again for Hammer's macabre Frankenstein Created Woman. A reasonable return to form for the series after the dire Cushing / Freddie Francis effort The Evil of Frankenstein, this has Cushing back at his best, portraying Frankenstein as a complex, cold-hearted, yet curiously sympathetic outcast. Now reduced to penury after his repeated hounding and exile in previous films, Baron Victor Frankenstein lives quietly in a little European village, arousing the suspicion of the locals, but curiously, not their persecution. When his young assistant is executed for a crime he didn't commit, the boy's crippled girlfriend drowns herself with grief, at which point Victor decides to transplant not the brain, but the soul of his assistant into the girl's reconstructed body...
Frankenstein Created Woman is now regarded as one of the best Hammer films, though it has always left me rather cold. Though fresh ideas (soul rather than brain transplants, a female 'creation') help to shake up the by-now-familiar plot, the movie is curiously devoid of action, save the three climactic murders. The film is saved by its performances, with Cushing's Frankenstein at his most likeable, whilst the gorgeous Susan Denberg makes a strong female lead (a rarity for a Hammer film from this period). Once again though, it seems that Hammer films are suffering in the struggle for release as respectable DVDs. Not only is this latest Studio Canal release just as free of extras as the previous Warner effort, it seems those who designed the sleeve can't even get the name of the film right; it's Frankenstein Created WOMAN, not WOMEN.
Frankenstein Created Woman is now regarded as one of the best Hammer films, though it has always left me rather cold. Though fresh ideas (soul rather than brain transplants, a female 'creation') help to shake up the by-now-familiar plot, the movie is curiously devoid of action, save the three climactic murders. The film is saved by its performances, with Cushing's Frankenstein at his most likeable, whilst the gorgeous Susan Denberg makes a strong female lead (a rarity for a Hammer film from this period). Once again though, it seems that Hammer films are suffering in the struggle for release as respectable DVDs. Not only is this latest Studio Canal release just as free of extras as the previous Warner effort, it seems those who designed the sleeve can't even get the name of the film right; it's Frankenstein Created WOMAN, not WOMEN.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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This is the only one of the Hammer Frankenstein films I've seen so far, and from what I've read about the others in the series I have a lot to look forward to.
In this film Dr Frankenstein merges the soul of a beheaded man with the body of his drowned girlfriend, who then goes on a killing streak of the 3 guys who got him hanged for a crime he didn't commit in the first place (the girlfriends father).
I just love these old horror movies, but they are quite expensive where I live, so I buy them from Amazon.uk instead.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Jeremy W. Newbould
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Baron Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) uses his surgical skills to transform a disfigured woman into a beautiful Playboy Playmate (Susan Denberg). The problem is that he has also transferred the soul of her dead lover, Hans (Robert Morris), into her body and Hans was framed for murder and then executed so revenge is on the cards.
This is an entertaining entry in Hammer's "Frankenstein" series of films and it saw Terence Fisher return to the series as director. The story may be a bit daft in places and lacking in logic (since when has that mattered anyway in 1960s' horror movies?) but it moves along quite well and contains some interesting and original ideas.
Peter Cushing is excellent, yet again, as The Baron and Thorley Walters (who kind of cornered the market in playing doddery old sods) is good as The Baron's dotty assistant, Doctor Hertz. Look out for Derek Fowlds (from "Yes, Minister" and "Heartbeat") as an upper-class twit who gets what's coming to him.
At the end of the day, the combination of Hammer/Fisher/Cushing makes this movie a must-see for anyone who loves classic British horror.
This is an entertaining entry in Hammer's "Frankenstein" series of films and it saw Terence Fisher return to the series as director. The story may be a bit daft in places and lacking in logic (since when has that mattered anyway in 1960s' horror movies?) but it moves along quite well and contains some interesting and original ideas.
Peter Cushing is excellent, yet again, as The Baron and Thorley Walters (who kind of cornered the market in playing doddery old sods) is good as The Baron's dotty assistant, Doctor Hertz. Look out for Derek Fowlds (from "Yes, Minister" and "Heartbeat") as an upper-class twit who gets what's coming to him.
At the end of the day, the combination of Hammer/Fisher/Cushing makes this movie a must-see for anyone who loves classic British horror.
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cushings a soulman
this is as creative as it gets frankenstein transplants the soul of a beheaded man into his deformed girlfriend after he is wrongly accused of killing her father. Read more
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Hammer probably laboured the point a touch in their Dracula and Frankenstein series', especially by the 70s. Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2011 by deejay
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I spit on your...soul.
Frankenstein Created Woman is a Hammer Films production that is directed by Terence Fisher. Written by Anthony Hinds under the alias of John Elder, it stars Peter Cushing, Susan... Read more
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Classic horror
Peter Cushing effortlessly dominates this very good Hammer film, which would prove to be the best of their late Frankenstein movies. Read more
Published on 26 Dec 2007 by S J Buck
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An entertaining entry in the Hammer Frankenstein canon
Frankenstein Created Woman is much more fun than you'd expect. One of the better of Hammer's Frankenstein sequels, it's an efficient programmer that sees Cushing's Baron trapping... Read more
Published on 22 Dec 2007 by Trevor Willsmer
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An entertaining entry in the Hammer Frankenstein canon
Frankenstein Created Woman is much more fun than you'd expect. One of the better of Hammer's Frankenstein sequels, it's an efficient programmer that sees Cushing's Baron trapping... Read more
Published on 28 July 2006 by Trevor Willsmer
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Frankenstein Created Woman
One of the stranger Hammer entries sees Peter Cushing revived from a heart stopping freezer experiment to inject the soul of his assistant into a disfigured girl's body. Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2006 by Jonathan Brennan
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Baron Frankenstein starts playing those mind games...,
Although you might think from the title that "Frankenstein Created Woman" is Hammer films version of "The Bride of Frankenstein," it is really a strong return to the studio's... Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2004 by Lawrance M. Bernabo
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