Frankenstein 1970
Seen it?1958 | 83 min | Horror, Science Fiction
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans and sci-fi fans. If you loved Bride of Frankenstein or The Curse of Frankenstein, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 23 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1958: an older pace and style.
The baron's grandson rents the family castle to a TV crew to fund his atomic revival of the family monster.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$250K worldwide on a $110K budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 19K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Howard W. Koch
- Boris KarloffBaron Viktor von Frankenstein
- Jana LundCarolyn Hayes
- Don 'Red' BarryDouglas Row
- Charlotte AustinJudy Stevens
- Rudolph AndersWilhelm Gottfried
- Tom DugganMike Shaw
- Irwin BerkeInspector Raab
- John DennisMorgan Haley
- Norbert SchillerShuter
- Mike LaneHans Himmler / The Monster