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The Revenge of Frankenstein (Original title)
Dates: 1958 (Copyright), 17 November 1958 (Release)

Countries: United Kingdom, USA

Directed by: Terence Fisher

Synopsis: Frankenstein's monster has died in a vat of acid. The Doctor, however, escapes and re-emerges in another town under the name of Victor Stein, to carry on his experiments.

Genres:
Horror, Science Fiction

Subject:
Frankenstein
Releases
Date: 1958Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 89 mins Length: 7982 FeetDialogue (original): English

Credits (35)
©: Cadogan Films Ltd, a Hammer film: Hammer Film Productions, Presents: Columbia Pictures Corporation, Executive Producer: Michael Carreras, Produced by: Anthony Hinds, Associate Producer: Anthony Nelson Keys, Production Manager: Don Weeks, [Production Secretary]: Pat Green, Assistant Director: Robert Lynn, [Assistant Director (2nd)]: Tom Walls, [Assistant Director (3rd)]: Hugh Harlow, Continuity: Doreen Dearnaley, [Casting Director]: Dorothy Holloway, Written by: Jimmy Sangster, Additional Dialogue by: Hurford Janes, Director of Photography: Jack Asher, Camera Operator: Len Harris, [Focus Puller]: Harry Oakes, [Clapper Loader]: Anthony Powell, [Stills]: Tom Edwards, Supervising Editor: James Needs, Editor: Alfred Cox, [Assistant Editor]: Peter Todd, [Assistant Editor (2nd)]: Alan Corder, Production Designer: Bernard Robinson, [Assistant Art Director/Draughtsman]: Don Mingaye, Wardrobe: Rosemary Burrows, [Wardrobe]: Molly Arbuthnot, Make-up: Phil Leakey, Hair Stylist: Henry Montsash, Music: Leonard Salzedo, Sound Recordist: Jock May, Logo [Sound System]: RCA Sound System, [Publicity]: Colin Reed
Cast (18)
Peter Cushing (Dr Victor Stein), Francis Matthews (Dr Hans Kleve), Eunice Gayson (Margaret Conrad), Michael Gwynn (Karl (the creation)), John Welsh (Bergman), Richard Wordsworth (up patient), Lionel Jeffries (Fritz), Michael Ripper (Kurt), Oscar Quitak (dwarf), Arnold Diamond (Molke), Charles Lloyd Pack (president), John Stuart (inspector), Margery Gresley (Countess Barscynska), Anna Walmsley (Vera Barscynska), George Woodbridge (janitor), Ian Whittaker (boy), Avril Leslie (Girda, the girl), Julia Nelson ([uncredited])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (12)
In: The House that Hammer Built n10 October 1998  Pages: 91-106
Title: Terence FisherArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Profile of director Terence Fisher, including comments on his gothic horror films

In: Shivers n41 May 1997  Pages: 34-37
Title: [Shivers - n41 May 1997: no known title]Author: ABERY, James Article type: ArticleLanguage: English

In: Filmfax n61 Jun/Jul 1997  Page: 56
Title: The Revenge of FrankensteinAuthor: DEL VECCHIO, Deborah Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: The House that Hammer Built n2 April 1997  Pages: 86-90
Title: The revenge of FrankensteinArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Article on The REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN including credits, synopsis and reviews

In: Sight and Sound v3 n9 September 1993  Page: 62
Title: [Sight and Sound - v3 n9 September 1993: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note

In: The Hollywood Reporter v150 n22 18 Jun 1958  Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v150 n22 18 Jun 1958: no known title]Language: English

In: Motion Picture Herald v211 n12 21 Jun 1958  Page: 872
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v211 n12 21 Jun 1958: no known title]Language: English

In: The Daily Cinema n8046 27 Aug 1958  Page: 7
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8046 27 Aug 1958: no known title]Language: English

In: The Film Daily v113 n118 18 Jun 1958  Page: 6
Title: [The Film Daily - v113 n118 18 Jun 1958: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v25 n296 September 1958  Page: 117
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v25 n296 September 1958: no known title]Language: English

In: Variety 18 Jun 1958  Page: 6
Title: [Variety - 18 Jun 1958: no known title]Language: English

In:   Page: 17
Title: [ - : no known title]


Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7816 FeetBFI identifier: C-136610
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)



Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8037 FeetStock date: 1958BFI identifier: C-136609
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7816 FeetBFI identifier: C-136610
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)