Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
	Theatrical release poster by Tom Chantrell
Directed by	Terence Fisher
Screenplay by	Bert Batt
Story by	Anthony Nelson Keys; Bert Batt
Based on	Victor Frankenstein; by Mary Shelley
Produced by	Anthony Nelson Keys
Starring	Peter Cushing; Freddie Jones; Simon Ward; Veronica Carlson
Cinematography	Arthur Grant
Edited by	Gordon Hales
Music by	James Bernard
Production; company	Hammer Film Productions
Distributed by	Warner-Pathé Distributors (United Kingdom); Warner Bros.-Seven Arts (United States)
Release dates	May 22, 1969 (UK); February 11, 1970;
Running time	98 minutes (UK); 101 minutes (U.S.)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	586,439 admissions (France)

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed is a 1969 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher for Hammer Films, starring Peter Cushing, Freddie Jones, Veronica Carlson and Simon Ward.^[2]^[3] The film is the fifth in a series of Hammer films focusing on Baron Frankenstein, who, in this entry, terrorises those around him in a bid to uncover the secrets of a former associate confined to a lunatic asylum.

It marked the final movie by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts to be released under Warner Bros. when the company was acquired by Kinney National Company.

^ Box office information for Terence Fisher films in France at Box office Story
^ "Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ "Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2014.