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| Frankenstein Created Woman | 
 enlarge | Director: Terence Fisher
Actors: Peter Cushing, Susan Denberg, Thorley Walters, Robert Morris, Duncan Lamont
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Category: DVD
Buy New: $66.50
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Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 67861
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 92
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 630584190X
UPC: 013131119091
EAN: 9786305841906
ASIN: 630584190X
Theatrical Release Date: March 15, 1967
Release Date: July 25, 2000
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Condition: Authentic factory sealed region 1 US/Canada release which is out of print. Security sticker across top, dvd secure on hub. Never an import or copy. Shipped quickly 1st class usps in extra well padded mailer, optional expedited shipping in box.
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 An entertaining entry in the Hammer Frankenstein canon March 28, 2008
Frankenstein Created Woman is one of the better of Hammer's Frankenstein sequels, an efficient programmer that sees Peter Cushing's Baron trapping the soul of his guillotined assistant and putting it in the body of his disfigured girlfriend, only for the wronged boy to use her to kill those who really done the crime he was executed for. There's more build-up than payoff, but its very sedateness (indeed, almost cosiness) is part of the pleasure, and it's hard not to warm to the Baron's arrogance and aloofness, whether it be reading in the witness box or casually answering a policeman's "Do you take us for fools?" with a simple "Yes." Still, it is remarkable just how well preserved that severed head is after six months...
The extras package is okay but not outstanding: trailer and TV spots (for its double-bill release with The Mummy's Shroud - "Beware the beat of the cloth-wrapped feet!") and an episode of the World of Hamer clip show.
 Classic horror December 26, 2007
Peter Cushing effortlessly dominates this very good Hammer film, which would prove to be the best of their late Frankenstein movies. What makes this film a cut above the average Hammer film is the fine script by Anthony Hinds, which gives the film the feel of a classic Victorian horror story. You could believe this was based on a book by Mary Shelley or Bram Stoker.
Cushing portrays Baron Frankenstein as a driven man, intent at all costs to prove that the soul lives on after death, and that the soul can be returned to the body if the body is brought back to life... You can see where this is going. Cushing plays the role with his usual authority and even has the opportunity to show the Barons superiority in a court room, which is a lovely scene. Even if you don't spot him in the credits you can't miss Derek Fowlds (Bernard in Yes Minister) as one of the three upper-class louts.
As a general rule of thumb Hammer films directed by Terence Fisher tend to be the better ones. Guess who this is directed by - yes Terence Fisher. Keeping my feet firmly on the ground I realise this film isn't up there with 'Citizen Kane' or 'The Godfather'. However, Martin Scorcese did pick this film to be shown in a season of his favourites at the NFT in London 1987 and is quoted as saying "If I single this one out it's because here they actually isolate the soul. The implied metaphysics are close to something sublime".
So this isn't Fellini, or even Scorcese, but its much better than the title might suggest and well worth adding to your collection.
 Just plain stupidity... July 7, 2005
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
The Baron relocates the soul of a wrongly accused executed boyfriend into the "freshly dead" body of his physically scarred girlfriend (with a surgical beauty makeover of course). It makes you wonder why the Baron spent so much time making ugly monsters when he had such superior talent as a maxilo-facial plastic surgeon! Imagine the number of Hammer bit players who could have had longer careers had they just turned their faces over to Doctor Frank! And then you got to ask the question if the Baron could transfer souls, why did he spend all that time and all those years and all those movies sewing up corpses and reanimating them with electricity? I guess he just used the other "inferior" method to set the eerie mood we should expect from a good "horror" film (not to mention Shelly's original novel). This film is neither eerie nor scary, it's just plain stupid.
Peter Cushing Returns In One Of His Most Famous Horror Roles June 10, 2005
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Just as Boris Karloff became forever associated with playing the Frankenstein monster in the three classic Universal Studios efforts in the 1930's, Peter Cushing will be forever fondly associated with Baron Frankenstein after playing him in six films stretching from the late 1950's through to the 1970's for England's famed Hammer Studios. Here in "Frankenstein Created Woman", from 1967 which was his fourth time in the role Cushing had one of his best vehicles as the wily Baron which was a vast improvement on Hammer's earlier misfire with 1964's "The Evil of Frankenstein". This film returned largely to the core of the famous story and also added it's own unique twists which helped give it its own individual interest despite it being part of a series of movies on the Baron's various exploits. "Frankenstein Created Woman", has all the first rate trade marks one comes to expect from Hammer Studios; a superb lead in veteran Hammer star Peter Cushing essaying one of his most famous roles, able direction by arguably the studio's most talented director in Terence Fisher, lush technicolour photography and authentic period settings, and an attractive and talented young leading lady in Susan Denberg. Hammer managed through most of their Frankenstein series to make each story as uniquely self contained as possible, hence their ongoing popularity with audiences who didn't grow to feel they were seeing the same story over and over. This fourth installment is one of the series' best and has an almost supernatural feel to it dealing as it does with the good doctor's efforts to transfer the sole of one individual into the body of another with very startling results.
Set again in the 19th Century in the region of the Balkans we are introduced again to Baron Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) who in his latest spree of experiments around the wonders of the human body has devised a way to capture the soul of an individual after they have died and give it new life in the body of another. Assisted in these experiements by his assistant the amiable Dr. Hertz (Thorley Walters), Frankenstein has perfected the process of capturing the individuals soul which must be retrieved less than a few hours after the person dying. An opportunity for Frankenstein's knowledge to be put into practice arises when Frankenstein's lab assistant Hans (Robert Morris), is wrongly accused of the murder of the local tavern owner (Ivan Beavis)who happens to be the father of his scarred girlfriend Christina (Susan Denberg). He in actual fact was murdered by three affluent young thugs who allow Hans to take the blame and being the son of a man guillotined years before for crimes Hans is given no chance to prove his innocence. Frankenstein seeing that Hans has no hope decides that his execution will be of great use in his experiements with the human soul and after Hans is guillotined and Christina in grief drowns herself Frankenstein manages to obtain both bodies and transfers Hans soul into Christina's body which also undergoes treatment to turn her from her former scarred face self into a beautiful young woman. Christina is revived and at first all seems well as she becomes a likeable and very beautiful young woman however very soon the soul of a vengeful Hans trapped in her body reasserts itself and drives Christina on a ruthless killing spree against the three young men who caused his unnecessary death. One by one the three men Anton (Peter Blythe), Karl (Barry Warren), and Johann (Derek Fowlds), are ruthlessly murdered after falling for the obvious charms of the beautiful Christina. The townsfolk grow increasingly alarmed at the murders and blame them on Baron Frankenstein who most do not trust. Barely escaping an angry mob Frankenstein realises that Christina is the one being driven by Han's soul in his thirst for revenge and pursues her when he discovers she has left town with the last of the trio of young men Hans wants to see dead. When he finally catches up with her Christina begins to realise from what Frankenstein is saying that she is responsible for the multiple murders and in her tormented state she decides to end it all by jumping off a cliff before the Baron can capture her.
"Frankenstein Created Woman", definately benefits from the return of Terence Fisher to the directors seat and together with Peter Cushing playing again one of his most famous horror characters the partnership managed to put the Frankenstein series back on track. Heralded upon its release in 1967 with the catchy byline "A Beautiful Woman With The Soul Of The Devil!", this film doesn't have the resident "monster", that one comes to expect from the Frankenstein movies. Instead we have here the rather original idea (for this series anyway!), of a beautiful and seemingly innocent young woman being driven to unspeakable acts of murder by the transplanted soul of a recently executed man. Peter Cushing delivers his usual highly polished performance in the role that he played on and off for over 17 years. he has an interesting chemistry with the slightly daffy Thorley Walters as his assistant that brings to mind the film collaborations of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the earlier Hollywood films. Austrian born Susan Denberg makes a most interesting villianess and her quite sweetbeauty makes a starling contrast to the terrible murders she commits when possessed by the soul of Hans. One unique aspect of alot of the Hammer films of the 1960's was that they provided a solid training ground for many young British actors who went on the great success in later years. Foremost here in "Frankenstein Created Woman", is a very young Derek Fowlds as one of the young men who becomes Christina's /Han's victims. He would of course enjoy great success in later years as a star of the long running "Yes Minister ", and "Heartbeat" series on British television. This effort boasts all the standard Hammer features so appealing to horror lovers; beautiful colour photography, excellent period settings that still have a strong English feel despite being set in central Europe, and a number of stunning set pieces that seem to take on a life of their own such as in this film's case the haunting image of the guillotine towering over the hillside which is put into good use at various intervals throughout the film.
"Frankenstein Created Woman", is certainly good old fashioned horror entertainment of the kind Hammer Studios excelled in and is one of my absolute favourites in the series. Baron Frankenstein by this installment in the series had developed from being a villian into an almost hero type figure which some movie goers objected to at the time of release. This perhaps explains why in the next entry "Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed!", Frankenstein once again became a villianous character. The slight character change in this film does however create interest and works in the stories favour as the otherwise sweet character of Christina suddenly takes on a bloodthirsty persona which produces quite startling results and really helps drive the story along. For all Hammer horror lovers this fourth entry in their classic Frankenstein series of movies is essential viewing and should definately be in your horror collection.
 Good Hammer Frankenstein Movie April 16, 2005
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was better than the previous one Evil Of Frankenstein i am not going to tell you the plot you will just have to see it any way Peter Cushing is Always great as Baron Victor Frankenstein the DVD is great and you see I love the Hammer Movies i have a big collection of DVDS i like the idea of this Anchor Bay Hammer Collection only they go out of print so fast and it is hard to find them
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