One of my sci-fi/horror/fantasy reviews written 50 years ago: Directed by Terence Fisher; Produced by Anthony Hinds; Executive Producer: Michael Carreras for Hammer Films. Released in America by Warner Brothers. Screenplay by Jimmy Sangster, from Mary Shelley's novel; Photography by Jack Asher; Edited by James Needs; Music by James Bernard. Starring: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart, Valerie Gaunt, Noel Hood, Marjorie Hume, Sally Walsh, Hugh Dempster, Ann Blake.
Fine, well-acted straight horror version in color of "Frankenstein", which established the popular Hammer series of horror remakes. The story is returned to its literary locale of Switzerland, and Cushing gives a vintage uncharacteristically warm performance. The film benefits from a more intelligent presentation of the ethical and scientific issues than the original. Hazel Court's mammoth jugs are in attendance and she even springs for a white nightgown.
Fine, well-acted straight horror version in color of "Frankenstein", which established the popular Hammer series of horror remakes. The story is returned to its literary locale of Switzerland, and Cushing gives a vintage uncharacteristically warm performance. The film benefits from a more intelligent presentation of the ethical and scientific issues than the original. Hazel Court's mammoth jugs are in attendance and she even springs for a white nightgown.