Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell is a 1974 British horror film from Hammer Film Productions. It was directed by Terence Fisher and starred Peter Cushing and David Prowse. It was the final chapter in Hammer's Frankenstein series of films, and director Fisher's final feature. It was filmed in 1972 at Elstree Studios, but was not released until 1974. This was Hammer's final Frankenstein entry. Some fans of the genre and of Hammer films in part... more

Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell is a 1974 British horror film from Hammer Film Productions. It was directed by Terence Fisher and starred Peter Cushing and David Prowse. It was the final chapter in Hammer's Frankenstein series of films, and director Fisher's final feature. It was filmed in 1972 at Elstree Studios, but was not released until 1974. This was Hammer's final Frankenstein entry. Some fans of the genre and of Hammer films in particular see it as a masterful work, while others consider it a low point in Hammer film production. The low budget does show in Scott MacGregor's claustrophobic sets and unconvincing miniatures, and the monster's costume is obviously a pull-over mask designed by Eddie Knight (though the monster is unique in the annals of Frankenstein cinema). But Fisher's direction and Cushing's consummate performance (this time portraying the character as completely mad) are examples of true dedication to this type of cinema, and the confinement of the asylum... less