Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks
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Directed by | Dick Randall |
Produced by | G. Robert Straub (executive producer) Oscar Brazzi (producer)[citation needed] (uncredited) Dick Randall (producer)[citation needed] (uncredited) |
Written by | Mario Francini William Rose Mark Smith Roberto Spano |
Starring | Rossano Brazzi Michael Dunn Edmund Purdom Gordon Mitchell |
Music by | Marcello Gigante |
Cinematography | Mario Mancini |
Edited by | Enzo Micarelli |
Release dates
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19 February 1974 |
Running time
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89 minutes 90 minutes (Canada) |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks (originally Terror! Il castello delle donne maledette) is a 1974 Italian horror film directed by Dick Randall that is Loosely based on the Mary Shelley novel Frankenstein.[1]
The film is also known as Dr. Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks (American video title), Frankenstein's Castle (British video title), Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks (American dubbed version), Monsters of Frankenstein, Terror, Terror Castle, The House of Freaks and The Monsters of Dr. Frankenstein.
Plot summary
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Cast
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Reception
The movie garnered a new cult audience when it aired on the horror movie series Elvira's Movie Macabre in 1984.
Releases
Magnum Video released the film on VHS in the 1980s with the title Dr. Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks.
Something Weird video released the film on DVD. The film would also be released on DVD from Shout! Factory as part of their Elvira Movie Macabre line. The film can be viewed by itself or with the original Elvira intermissions. Unlike the original broadcast, the film is uncensored.[1]
In January 2009, Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks was also presented with additional audio commentary by Cinematic Titanic.
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Terror! Il castello delle donne maledette at IMDb
- Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks is available for free download at the Internet Archive
- Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks at AllMovie
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