Terror of Frankenstein

Starring:Leon Vitali, Per Oscarsson, Nicholas Clay, Stacy Dorning, Jan Ohlsson, Olof BergstrÃ¶m, Mathias Henrikson, Harry Brogan, Tor Isedal, David Byrne, Archie O'Sullivan, Per-Axel Arosenius, Jacinta MartÃn
Director: Calvin Floyd
Studio: Image Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

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Originally titled Victor Frankenstein when released in 1976, this Irish-Swedish coproduction (which was filmed in English) remains the most faithful film adaptation of Mary Shelley's gothic tale. Avoiding the sensationalism of most Frankenstein films, producer-director Calvin Floyd opts instead for a more direct approach, resulting in an artfully somber rendition that benefits from budgetary limitations and a decidely European flavor. Leon Vitali stars as young medical-school graduate Victor Frankenstein, whose obsessive, clandestine experiments in the rejuvenation of dead tissue reach their tragic apex with the creation of a living man (Per Oscarsson) assembled from parts of corpses and revived by an electrical charge of lightning.

As with Shelley's novel, the film holds sympathy for the melancholy monster, whose deathly appearance (blackened lips, sad, heavy-lidded eyes, complexion pale as bleached bone), aching loneliness, and murderous quest for revenge make him the bane of Frankenstein's existence. The film's subdued tone proves surprisingly apt (arguably more effective than Kenneth Branagh's frenetic 1994 production), and the lead performances are simultaneously understated and suitably intense. (It's worth noting that this was Leon Vitali's most prominent film role; after appearing as Lord Bullingdon in Barry Lyndon, he spent the bulk of his career as director's assistant and casting director for all of Stanley Kubrick's subsequent films.) --Jeff Shannon
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A chilling and literal adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel. Victor Frankenstein, while in medical school, is obsessed with the idea of creating life. He attempts many bizarre experiments and his theories are laughed at. After graduation his private studies take an even more compulsive direction, which leads to experiments with human corpses. Using bodies stolen from the morgue, he creates a being in human form. This horrible and tormented creature rebels against the doctor and starts on a journey filled with murder and destruction. Dr. Frankenstein pursues him to the frozen Arctic for the final confrontation, from which only one will survive.

Frankenstein's Bloody Terror
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Paul Naschy's monster mash...

WHOSE Bloody Terror?

A pure classic trash film finally out on DVD

AT LAST, AT LAST...WE HAVE IT ON DVD AT LAST!!!

Long awaited DVD version of horror classic

Frankenstein's Bloody Terror
Starring: Jacinto Molina , Manuel Manzaneque , Dyanik Zurakowska , Julián Ugarte , and Rosanna Yanni
Director: Enrique López Eguiluz
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Paul Naschy's monster mash..........2006-05-10

Originally released as La Marca del Hombre-lobo (1968), aka The Mark of the Wolfman, this Spanish horror production found great popularity on the American drive-in circuit under the title Frankenstein's Bloody Terror (1972), distributed by producer Sam Sherman through his company Independent International Pictures, which was the company primarily responsible for inflicting Al Adamson's brand of cinematic pain on unsuspecting movie patrons with such features like Satan's Sadists (1969) and Dracula Vs. Frankenstein (1971). Directed by Enrique L?pez Eguiluz, the movie was written (and starred in) by Jacinto Molina, better known to his many fans as Paul Naschy (The Werewolf Versus Vampire Women, Doctor Jekyll and the Werewolf, Curse of the Devil), a prolific actor/writer/director/producer sometimes referred to as `the Spanish Lon Chaney' due to his penchant for playing the monster in a great many European horror films (this was the first in a lengthy series of wolf man films featuring Naschy). Also appearing is Manuel Manzaneque (Hotel T?voli), Dyanik Zurakowska (Terror of the Living Dead), Juli?n Ugarte (All the Colors of the Dark), and Aurora de Alba (Vengeance of the Zombies).

Naschy plays Count Waldemar Daninsky, a man who becomes enthralled with a local woman named Countess Janice von Aarenberg (Zurakowska) who has recently returned home from school. Seems the Countess already has a suitor named Rudolph Weissmann (Manzaneque), but Waldemar's manly charms prove too strong so Rudi gets the boot. Meanwhile, a couple gypsies (one overly laden with bosom...homina homina) seek refuge in a nearby abandoned monastery to wait out a storm and discover an underground crypt. Being the opportunistic sort, the gypsies decide to relieve the occupants of the crypt of their valuables, but in the process one of them makes the unwitting mistake of pulling a silver cross/dagger from the chest of a well-preserved corpse, thereby unleashing the curse of the werewolf upon the land once again...smooth move, Ex-Lax. The subsequent maulings lead the villagers to believe wolves have come down from the mountains, so they form a hunting party, including Waldemar and Rudi, the latter soon suffering an attack from the hairy, toothy, slavering beast recently brought back from the dead. Waldemar saves the day (and Rudi), his reward a good-sized bite to the chest prior to putting the creature down. Both Rudi and Janice vow to help the now cursed Waldemar, scouring the monastery for any information, eventually coming across a correspondence from a Dr. Janos Mikhelov to the original wolf man. Apparently the good doctor has since passed, but his son, who shares the same name, has taken up his father's work and agrees to help the despondent Waldemar, arriving in short order with his really hot wife (who, like the gypsy woman, is loaded with bosom), both of whom prefer to work only at night...and here's where things get weird...turns out the doctor and his wife are a pair of swinging vampires, and while I'm unsure what their plans for Waldemar involve, there's no mistaking their interest or intent for both Rudi or Janice...

The one thing many people will notice while watching this film is while it has both wolf men and vampires, there's no Frankenstein monster anywhere to be found, which is curious given fact the name Frankenstein is so predominant in the title. Apparently distributor Sherman had promised a Frankenstein film, and when he couldn't come up with one, he did the next best thing by tacking on a Frankenstein angle to this import, adding a bit of narration up front trying to marry both the Frankenstein and wolf man mythos together, the result being a plot point that makes no sense. Actually, there were a few areas in the plot that were a bit fuzzy, but I attributed much of this to the actual Spanish to English transition. The trick here is to not get so hung up on various story details, otherwise you'll end up missing out on the aspects that made this feature as much fun as it was, specifically the natural atmosphere, the location shots, the vibrant visuals, and the monsters. The inclusion of the vampires seemed odd, but not unwelcome. The movie has a really strong gothic vibe throughout, primarily due to the extensive location shots populated with appropriate set pieces. The performances were better than I expected, and I especially liked how Naschy took it to the hilt during his transformation sequences (check out the muscular physique on Naschy during his shirtless scenes...someone had been pumping the iron). The actual transformation sequences themselves were strictly low budget, as they basically involved someone moving a smudged filter in front of the camera's lens, but it came off pretty effective. I particularly liked the fangs on Naschy's wolf man, as they were quite the honking set of choppers. The actual eviscerations aren't shown, but these sequences are handled in such a way as you get a pretty good idea what's going on, even if you don't see the rendering of flesh. As far as action goes, there's a few lusty maulings, some monster on monster stuff (ever wonder who'd win in a fight between an werewolf and a vampire?), neck biting, impalements, and so on...there was one sequence I found pretty funny, and that was when the wolf man broke into a meager dwelling and attacked the two residents. He went after the man first, and then pounced on the woman (given the attractiveness of the woman, she would have probably been the one I would have went after first). After beating on the man for a bit, the beast picked him up and chucked him on an open fire, to which the poor fellow landed seat first, did a little bouncing around, and then spewed blood from his mouth. It sounds gruesome, but I couldn't help laughing just because it looked so odd. The liner notes indicate that at some point this film was released in 3-D, and some parts of the movie seem to confirm this as there appears to be an inherent blurriness normally associated with the process, but I guess it didn't go over so well at the time, so that aspect of the release was canned (much of the American promotional materials indicate the movie was shot in Chill-O-Rama, but I'm unsure if that was relating to the 3-D process of something else).

This DVD release from Shriek Show/Media Blasters includes a decent looking, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) picture. There are flaws present (lines, specks, etc.) and the picture, at times, looks a little washed out, but for the most part, it came across well enough. The Dolby Digital audio track also wasn't spectacular, as the audio level seemed to fade in and out at times, but was serviceable for the most part. There are a good deal of extras including a commentary track with Sam Sherman, who was the U.S. distributor, TV and radio spots, deleted and extended scenes, an original trailer, a photo gallery, and interview with Paul Naschy, liner notes by George Reis of the DVD Drive-in website, and trailers for other films including The Being (1983), Just Before Dawn (1981), Anthropophagus (1981), and Golden Temple Amazons (1973). My only beef with this release is it would have been nice if the original version of this film had been included, but perhaps that wasn't available.

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WHOSE Bloody Terror?.......2006-05-05

Not Frankenstein's, that's for sure. Actually the producers (or distributors or somebody) justified the title with a bit of pre-credits explanation, and it's a charming example of the kind of low-rent showmanship that typifies the old drive-in movie culture.

As for the movie itself, it isn't as bad as its reputation portends. Actually it was a pretty big hit, big enough to usher in the whole Naschy/Daninsky cycle of werewolf/vampire flicks in the 70's.

If one has a taste for this kind of fare at all, one can't help but be charmed by the garish colors, bad dubbing, and histrionic acting that were the mainstays of so many European horror flicks of the era.

And I love the additional trailers with their bombastic announcers. Gosh, the days of such innocent trash are missed.

P.S. The most terrifying thing about this movie is how the beautiful leading lady can fall so easily in love with Naschy, a homely middle-aged dude with a bad wig. Yikes!!!!!

A pure classic trash film finally out on DVD .......2006-04-03

This movie does not meet my satisfaction as a horror film. It is pure garbage and silly I cannot understand why other people gave this trash a 5 star. For fans of horror movies please check out these original classics: Boris Karloff's 1931 Frankenstein, Bella Lugusi's 1931 Dracula, Lon Chaney Jr.'s 1943 The Wolfman and fianlly if you are into European horror films check out Hammer's Horror Classics which includes Dracula, Wolfman and etc. If you must purchase this film I recommend that you rent it first otherwise it is waste of your hard earned money.

AT LAST, AT LAST...WE HAVE IT ON DVD AT LAST!!! .......2006-02-12

After many long years of searching in frustration and dissapointment, fans of LA MARCA DEL HOMBRE LOBO have this classic of euro-horror on an excellent quality DVD.

I've previously purchased copies of this film on VHS and on DVD, and found both the picture quality and sound to be terrible. Media Blasters however, has done great justice to this long lost treasure. The video transfer is great, and the sound is much better than other versions I've purchased. If you have any of those other copies of this film, throw them in the trash, and get this Media Blasters version.

This was not the most well written or acted horror film of all time, but it has some of the most atmospheric sets, color, cinematography and sound. A few scenes were stunningly well staged. It's not Lord of the Rings or Hamlet, but it's just very good escapism for fans of 1960s-70s European Horror.

Many people wonder, and rightly so, about the fact that neither Dr. Frankenstein nor his creation appear in this movie. As the insert in the DVD case and other sources document, the American distributor of this film was committed to releasing a Frankenstein movie. He had bought ads and made commitments to theaters, then found that the studio sent him a werewolf film. In a rather silly effort to "explain" this oddity, he had an animation short tagged on the opening credits showing the Frankenstein monster changing into a werewolf, while a voice over told the audience that the Frankenstein family had fallen victim to lycanthropy and were now known as "Wolfstein". None of that has anything to do with what actually happens in the film what-so-ever, but it was cause for amusement, which only added to the popularity of the cult classic. This is one of those films that you either say "I don't get it" and hate it, or you fall in love with it for reasons that might be hard to explain.

This DVD version has good quality picture and sound. It also is loaded with entertaining extras. Well worth buying.

Long awaited DVD version of horror classic.......2005-11-17

The first in a long running series of werewolf films is presented here in widescreen format, which is a big plus and a revelation to those of us who have only seen the awful cropped prints.

The extras are fantastic, especially the commentary by Sam Sherman and the easter egg featuring the recording session of the advertising campaign (easily found).

The only downside is that while the film was shot in 3-D and the elements still exist, this presentation is strictly flat only, but as Sherman says in the commentary he'd love to re-release the 3-D version to midnight shows!

To the person who complained the Paul Naschy interview is only in Spanish.... Sir, turn on the English subtitles!!! The interview is subtitled. LOL.

Santo y Blue Demon Contra el Dr. Frankenstein

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An old Classic redacted for a more modern time. Prometheus rides again.
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Santo y Blue Demon Contra el Dr. Frankenstein
Starring: Santo , Alejandro Cruz , Sasha Montenegro , Jorge Russek , and Ivonne Govea
Director: Miguel M. Delgado
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ASIN: B00008XRY5
Release Date: 2003-06-10

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Innocent women are being kidnapped and used as guinea pigs for a brain transplant experiment. The diabolical Dr. Frankenstein continues his quest to perfect his brain transplant operation to bring back his deceased wife at any cost - even if it means playing with the lives of others. El Santo and Blue Demon are called in to help when their friend Alicia becomes Dr. Frankenstein's next target. It'll take both heroes to go up against the dastardly doctor and go mano a mano with his super strong zombie Golem.

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An old Classic redacted for a more modern time. Prometheus rides again........2006-09-01

Terrific.......2006-06-14

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Certainly the most faithful to the book, but this lacks the spark of life
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Starring: Leon Vitali , Per Oscarsson , Nicholas Clay , Stacy Dorning , and Jan Ohlsson
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Originally titled Victor Frankenstein when released in 1976, this Irish-Swedish coproduction (which was filmed in English) remains the most faithful film adaptation of Mary Shelley's gothic tale. Avoiding the sensationalism of most Frankenstein films, producer-director Calvin Floyd opts instead for a more direct approach, resulting in an artfully somber rendition that benefits from budgetary limitations and a decidely European flavor. Leon Vitali stars as young medical-school graduate Victor Frankenstein, whose obsessive, clandestine experiments in the rejuvenation of dead tissue reach their tragic apex with the creation of a living man (Per Oscarsson) assembled from parts of corpses and revived by an electrical charge of lightning.

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The chilling adaptation to Mary Shelly's gothic novel. Fueled by his obsession to overcome death, and using the body parts of corpses, Dr. Victor Frankenstein creates a rampaging monster.

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Certainly the most faithful to the book, but this lacks the spark of life.......2005-10-28

I would certainly go along with the idea that "Terror of Frankenstein" is the most faithful of all of the adaptations of Mary Shelley's gothic novel, but despite that fact this 1976 production ultimately falls flat with me. The question is whether the fault, dear reader, is in Shelley's novel or if there is something about the film director Calvin Floyd ("Vem var Dracula?") has made that is more responsible for the net effect. This Scandinavian effort was originally entitled "Victor Frankenstein," and I want to see in that an attempt to remind movie audiences that the name Frankenstein is supposed to be the mad scientist and not the monster.

Actually, I have never held that Frankenstein becoming the name of the monster was the biggest change wrought by James Whale when he made "Frankenstein" and "The Bride of Frankenstein." In Shelley's novel it is not Frankenstein's trying to be like God and bringing his creation to life that is his great sin, but rather his abandonment of the creature. But in those Universal films it is the act of creation that is the big act of hubris and trying to be like God, which goes all the way back to the Towel of Babel and eating of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. "Terror of Frankenstein" focuses again on the act of abandonment by Victor (Leon Vitali), which motivates the Monster (Per Oscarsson) to try and force his creator to own up to his responsibilities.

The pace of this film is slow and for a mad scientist Vitali is overly sedate for a guy tampering with the power of life. The original music by Gerard Victory is used sparingly, so that you have lots of key moments where nobody is saying anything and there is nothing to be heard. This is a really quiet monster movie, which is okay because this is a fairly quite monster, more given to discourse than rampaging (even when he is killing people). So while there is an emphasis on fidelity to the novel, Floyd's film does not bring what is on the printed page to life, which is pretty ironic when you consider what "Frankenstein" is all about. On the other hand, the film is arguably the least violent Frankenstein movie, which means teachers could show it to their classes if for no other reason than to convince them the book is better.

Ultimately, "Terror of Frankenstein" has to be compared to Kenneth Branagh's 1994 film version "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein." Both films begin and end with the Arctic sequences that served as the framing device for the novel, and the screenplay by Steph Lady and Frank Darabont incorporates a lot of the novel and Robert De Niro's performance as the creature is provocative, but Victor struts around without a shirt and the whole idea of turning Elizabeth into the monster's bride sends the movie off of the deep end. But there is a passion and intensity to Branagh's telling of the tale. It is not just that his version has more passion and intensity than the "Terror of Frankenstein" but that basically every other Frankenstein movie I have ever seen comes ahead on those scores.

The Most Faithful Translation from Book to Screen.......2004-02-20

This 1997 Irish/Swedish cinematic interpretation of the Frankenstein tragedy is more faithful to Mary Shelley's original novel than any version filmed before or since, including the overblown 1994 Kenneth Branagh production that purports its faithfulness by using the name of the novel's author in its full title. While TERROR OF FRANKENSTEIN (a.k.a. VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN) is obviously a low-budget un-Hollywood film and does not, therefore, have the same slick-and-shiny production quality of the better-known 1931 James Whale film or the aforementioned Branagh version, the well-written, faithful screenplay and the superb talents of actors and director make it, in many ways, superior to all others.

Those familiar with Shelley's novel already know that it is an allegory that plays on many levels. On the surface, Dr. Frankenstein's blind obsession with learning to create life and the consequences of his success can be viewed as a cautionary tale, warning the self-important intellectual of the dangers of presuming upon the realm of God. On a deeper level, Frankenstein's rejection of his creation and the creature's consequent reaction is allegorical to the contention that often exists between father and son, especially when the father disapproves of the son's ideals or lifestyle. Deeper still, the creature's attempt to reconcile with his creator--at least to some degree--reflects the Biblical story of Mankind's original fall from grace and subsequent attempts to regain favor with God. In at least one of the introductions that she herself wrote for various printings of FRANKENSTEIN, Shelley suggests that all these themes are, to some extent, woven into the narrative of the novel. And unlike many other filmic interpretations, all three of these concepts are also at work on some level in TERROR OF FRANKENSTEIN, making it an accurate thematic reflection of the original work.

TERROR OF FRANKENSTEIN also reflects the novel's depiction of the creature as an intelligent and articulate being, which is very unlike the usual dumb, lumbering brute that most other filmic interpretations offer up. Not that the monster isn't ugly, because he is certainly that--a gruesome, rheumy, jaundiced-looking giant, much like Shelley described. But rather than simply a fright-inducing Hollywood gimmick, his ugliness symbolizes the chasm between a father and son or, in a Biblical sense, the Sin that caused God to oust Mankind from the Garden of Eden. (Though this combination of intelligence and physical ugliness was also a characteristic of Branagh's 1994 film, the make-up in TERROR OF FRANKENSTEIN is much less flashy and pretentious. The creature's appearance serves the story, not the other way around.)

This film is a must-see for fans of the Frankenstein mythos, especially those devoted to the original novel. But the general filmgoing audience should also enjoy it, as the acting is fantastic (and in non-dubbed English, by the way) and the directing superb.

The DVD from Wellspring Media is basically a no-frills disc, the only extras being trailers. It offers the film in its original aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and though the film does look like it has been digitally cleaned up--i.e., there are few (but some) scratches or dust artifacts--it has not been "restored." The color is sometimes off (e.g., there are times when the snow looks yellowish instead of white), and the shadows are generally not a deep, crisp black. However, the price is reasonable and the disc is still quite viewable, and being that this is a lesser-known foreign film, this is likely the best that will ever be offered.

Condensed review: Five-star movie, faithful to its source material; three-star DVD quality.

A haunting film.......2003-02-12

I would rate this 4 1/2, leaning towards 5 stars. This is a really visually and stylistically beautiful film, not to meantion a haunting experience. There are images within this film that will stay with you for years. This is not a fast paced "mad-scientist" movie as most would expect. This film captures the morbid/melancholy/gothic atmosphere of the original book almost perfectly. In fact it is virtually taken directly from the book with only a few minor details altered. The performances are very natural and very European giving it a sense of believability that most Frankenstein films lack. The morbid, filthy, and atrocious nature of Frankenstein's experiments are expressed very well in a series of shocking and disturbing scenes. The creation scene is played out very much the same as it was written in the book. We're really not quite sure exactly how the monster is brought to life. If you're familiar with the original story, there really isn't much difference. A couple elements in the story are condensed, but that doesn't really take away from the film overall. The framing of Justine is left out and the death of Frankenstein's father is implied rather than shown. The cinematography is beautiful and the atmosphere is intense. Leon Vitali is excellent as the tormented, remorseful Victor Frankenstein, but Per Oscarsson steals the show as the monster. Oscarsson, a specialist in neurosis plays one of the most impressive monsters in a Frankenstein film. There is something very unnerving, unnatural and disturbing in the way he moves, looks and even talks. Just as it would be with an artificial man. He's less hideous than disturbingly unnatural. Oscarsson expresses the monster's alienation from the human race in a very subtle, yet heartbreaking way as we watch him go from innocent child, to bloodthirsty, vengeful monster. Overall if you enjoy Gothic melodrama this is your bag. Definitely worth seeing for it's faithfulness to the original text.

The Only Frankenstein.......2001-09-25

This ladies and gentleman, is by far the only true cinematic telling of The Modern Promethies. I saw this film long ago on Captain USA on the USA network. I was awe struck to see the monster being shown as he was always suppose to be shown.
The long black hair, the yellow complextion, the deep sunken yellow eyes and the thin black lips. No flat head here folks. This is the way Mary Shelly described her creation! This masterpiece had almost every single scene straight out of the novel. It even had the scene where the creature murders Henry Clerval at the top of a cliff. Clerval liked to rock clime you see. No other version had that scene, not even Mary Shelly's Frankenstein. All that film had was Clerval screaming NOOOO! on the middle of the stair case in Frankenstein's home. We never find out what happenes to him. The only films closest to this one are: Mary Shelly's Frankenstein, Frankenstein Unbound, and Frankenstein: the true story. See this film (The Terror of Frankestein) ! It is the closest adaptation of the novel yet.

the best of all frankensteins.......2000-05-03

From my point of view, this is the best version of Shelley`s tale; I have seen Branagh`s, Whale's(and others) but they are all very far from the spirit of the novel... Per Oscarsson and Leon Vitali are fine on their roles... If you like the true Frankenstein, this is your movie....

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ASSIGNMENT TERROR (1970) - Aliens from planet Umu, a dying world forty million light-years distant, plot to conquer Earth by praying on man's superstitions. Bringing two dead scientists (Rennie and Dor) back to life, they use their knowledge to re-animate various earth monsters: a werewolf, a Frankenstein-ish monster, a mummy and a vampire. When the scientists are unable to control human emotions and passions, the monsters run amok, destroying each other while simultaneously saving Earth from conquest by the invaders. Assignment Terror is every bit as silly and preposterous as it sounds - a delightful hodge-podge of horror and science fiction, done sixties style - complete with groovy music, go-go dancing, and a climactic "battle of the monsters" finalé. The slapdash dubbing is all over the place with respect to picture sync, but in a movie like this, who cares? /// BLOOD (1974) - The Evil Dr. Talbot settles into a newly obtained home, and proceeds to terrorize the countryside. With the daughter of vampire as his bride, and basement full of blood-drinking plants, and hordes of bats terrorizing the local populace, it's only a matter of time before things get hot for the doctor!

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Andy Milligan did not direct this as stated.......2007-04-14

Tulio DeMicheli and Hugo Fregonese are credited as Director

ASSIGNMENT: TERROR- DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN.......2007-02-04

This is the first sequel to Paul Naschy's FRANKENSTEIN'S BLOODY TERROR (aka MARK OF THE MAN WOLF). NASCHY is back as werewolf Waldemar Daninsky, a role he would go on to play in dezens of sequels,prequels and alternate universe spin off films. Along for the ride are a Dracula type Vampire
who looks like Mario Lanza ( some say he looks like Charles Aznovour, but I disagree), a living Mummy and a Frankenstein monster type creature called the Faranksalan
Monster. (Sometimes mistakenly called the "Franken-science" monster in press releases.) Its a monster bash
inspired by House of Frankensten etc. The monster names were changed because the producers feared legal reprisals from Universal, even though the Frankenstein and Dracula names have long been in the public domain. Michael Rennie plays an alien from planet Umo . Obviously inspired by his Klaatu character in Day the Earth Stood Still.though his voice is dubbed by a generic euro type.
The plot is a major comedown from the excellent previous film. Aliens from space are going to terrorize
the earth with these gothic monsters. Kids used to dig this movie, probably because of its high monster count.
Even Universal never added the Mummy to its monster rally films. This one has Wolfman, Dracula, Frankenstein, Mummy, other vampires and some extra terrestrials. So you certainly wont get bored, but you will probably laugh whenever one of the monsters psudonyms is uttered. Its surprising they didnt throw in Mr. Hyde
, a zombie or a gill man type. The monsters make-ups are pretty bad, at least on Frankie, who has thick black fabric fur eyebrows that make him resemble Sesame Streets Burt.
the poster on the DVD cover shows Karloff's Mummy and Frankenstein and Christopher Lee as Dracula.
Dont be taken in by this. ItS reall;y abad movie but you can enjoy it on a JC's haunted house kind of level.
Dumb fun. But Gothic horror and Science fiction really dont mix. Incidently, despite the second title, Dracula and Frankie never battle, Wolfman gets most of the action.

About the DVD: Its just a blue DVD-R. The image ha been taken from a frence video version source. The original source had been cropped and the image squeezed to slightly animorphic to create a full screen video.
For this dvd they unsqueezed the image to create a wider image and letterboxed it. But it is not the full widescreen seen in other video releases like Frankensteins Bloody Terror. The picture quallity is good, the colors bright and there are no splices. Te title card (which originally read DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN has been covered over with a black field containing an electronically generated new one reading "Assignment Terror". It is a censored version, as several nude females ( a shower scene and a shot of a sleeping woman having her top pulled down) have been removed. In this respect it is superior to the other commercially avaiable version of this film, titled Dracula vs. Frankenstein.
The bad news: The english dubbed soundtrack has been spliced together from various sources. Some good, some terrible. There is an audible "click" whenever there is a slice, as if this were edited together on a hand held tape recorder. And it probably was. The soundtrack, at times, goes horrably out of sinc with the picture
Producing laugh enducing results. (Mens voices coming from womens moths etc.)

Please do not confuse this movie with DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN directed by Al Adamson and starring John Bloom (Hills Have Eyes 2), Zandor Vorkov (The Brain), Lon Chaney (The Wolf Man) and J. Carol Naish (Batman). That film has a great battle between Frankie and Drac. Very violent and gory.

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Certainly the most faithful to the book, but this lacks the spark of life
The Most Faithful Translation from Book to Screen
A haunting film
The Only Frankenstein
the best of all frankensteins

Terror of Frankenstein
Starring: Leon Vitali , Per Oscarsson , Nicholas Clay , Stacy Dorning , and Jan Ohlsson
Director: Calvin Floyd
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
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Release Date: 1999-07-20

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A chilling and literal adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel. Victor Frankenstein, while in medical school, is obsessed with the idea of creating life. He attempts many bizarre experiments and his theories are laughed at. After graduation his private studies take an even more compulsive direction, which leads to experiments with human corpses. Using bodies stolen from the morgue, he creates a being in human form. This horrible and tormented creature rebels against the doctor and starts on a journey filled with murder and destruction. Dr. Frankenstein pursues him to the frozen Arctic for the final confrontation, from which only one will survive.

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Certainly the most faithful to the book, but this lacks the spark of life.......2005-10-28

The Most Faithful Translation from Book to Screen.......2004-02-20

Condensed review: Five-star movie, faithful to its source material; three-star DVD quality.

A haunting film.......2003-02-12

The Only Frankenstein.......2001-09-25

the best of all frankensteins.......2000-05-03

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Alpha Double Feature.......2007-03-07

The main attraction on this Alpha double feature is the tv pilot Tales of Frankenstein. A 25 minute episode filmed for television, it is a really condensed horror movie. Don't expect too much for the time allotted. It is a fun watch and it would have been neat to see what the show could have done if it was picked up and more episodes were filmed. Pretty good quality for this feature. The price is right since you get The Terror as a bonus!

Not every good.......2007-01-28

I thought TALES OF FRANKENSTEIN was a not a very good movie. The storyline is not very exciting. The actor of Frankenstein's monster is bad. Dr. Frankenstein himself is a boring one, compared to Colin Clive or Peter Cushing. I thought the make-up for the monster was good but he did not seen as human as Boris Karloff. I did not like the music or the introduction which has clips from other movies like Murders in the Rue Morgue, Dracula and The Raven. I would much rather watch the original Frankenstein or another Horror film.

i found a diffrent copy.......2006-09-12

Alpha video has it as a double feature but its only 25 min long with the terror.

Could be better, but still a must-have for Hammer fans.......2001-07-27

Yeah, the DVD isn't top-drawer, to be sure. But let's not forget the focus of this whole thing: the "lost" t.v. pilot TALES OF FRANKENSTEIN. The video quality is good, the sound is O.K. Personally, I enjoyed getting to see the show after reading about it for years. It would have made an interesting anthology-type series. The trailers are fun, but not from the best sources in many cases. For die-hard Hammer fans or Frankenstein enthusiasts, the disc's deficits are acceptable.

Hits and misses.......2001-07-26

It is nice that this release has a few treasures to offset what is more or less a messy presentation. The treasures are: a couple of nice bloopers featuring A&C and Lugosi, The complete pilot for Tales of Frankenstein, and some interview footage that I've seen around before( they cut most of this footage short at very odd places- who made this decision and why?). There are a whole bunch of trailers-the b/w ones are almost always dupy and/or re-issues. A few are enjoyable. The infamous Lon Chaney jr. episode of Tales of Tommorrow is here in a condensed version- sad and interesting.

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Santo and the Monsters (8 pack) Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein/Santo vs. Frankenstein's Daughter/Santo In The Vengeance of The Mummy/Santo & Blue Demon vs. Dracula & the Wolfman/Santo In The Treasure of Dracula/Santo Vs. The Riders Of Terror/Santo In The Vengeance of the Crying Woman/Extraterrestrial

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-Santo y Blue Demon Contra el Dr. Frankenstein (Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein) -Santo Contra la Hija de Frankenstein (Santo vs. Frankenstein's Daughter) -Santo en la Venganza de la Momia (Santo In The Vengeance of The Mummy) -Santo y Blue Demon Contra Dracula y el Hombre Lobo (Santo & Blue Demon vs. Dracula & the Wolfman) -Santo en el Tesoro de Dracula (Santo In The Treasure of Dracula) -Santo Contra Los Jinetes Del Terror (Santo Vs. The Riders Of Terror) -Santo In The Vengeance of the Crying Woman -Santo: Infraterrestre (Extraterrestrial)

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