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The Revenge of Frankenstein

Actor(s): Peter Cushing, Francis Matthews, Eunice Gayson, Michael Gwynn
Director(s): Terence Fisher
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: NR
Content Advisory: Questionable for Children
Movie Release: 1958
DVD Release: 08/13/2002
Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned
Edition: Restored/Remastered
Audio Tracks: English
Subtitles: English, French, Japanese
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 29 mins
Studio: Columbia TriStar
Members Wishing: 7
Genres: Horror, Creature Film, Costume Horror, Gothic Film

DVD Synopsis

He may be calling himself "Dr. Stein," but the audience isn't fooled: that popular general practitioner (Peter Cushing) in the mittel-European village of Carlsbruck is none other than our old friend, Victor Frankenstein. No one seems unduly concerned when the patients in a charity clinic begin losing their arms and legs during Dr. Stein's emergency operations -- no one except his young rival, Dr. Kleve (Kerwin Mathews). Threatening to expose Dr. Stein as the fugitive from justice he really is, Kleve is instead persuaded to be Stein's partner. Things really begin heating up when Stine and Kleve use the brain of vengeful village hunchback Karl (Oscar Quitak) for their new synthetic monster. Adding to the climactic melee is another monster, built in the image of Dr. Frankenstein himself! Full of clever (if gory) touches, Revenge of Frankenstein is among the best of Hammer Studio's late-1950s output. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Actors

Peter Cushing - Dr. Victor Stein
Francis Matthews - Dr. Hans Kleve
Eunice Gayson - Margaret
Michael Gwynn - Karl

Editorial Review of DVD

Good thing Peter Cushing didn't mind playing Dr. Frankenstein, even though the plot in this one is fairly good, it's the acting that really could be better. The DVD is remastered in glorious High Definition, which makes the film look great, and it's released in widescreen, to the delight of film fans everywhere. The audio is Digitally Mastered and is in English and Japanese with English, French and Japanese subtitles. There are no special features on this one, so hopefully you really love Cushing or just B-movies. ~ Sharon McRill, All Movie Guide