Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
| Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed | |
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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 Simon Ward Veronica Carlson Thorley Walters Freddie Jones Maxine Audley |
| Cinematography | Arthur Grant |
| Edited by | Gordon Hales |
| Music by | James Bernard |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner-Pathé Distributors (United Kingdom) Warner Bros.-Seven Arts (United States) |
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Running time | 98 minutes (UK) 101 minutes (US) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £186,331 |
| 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. The film is the fifth in a series of Hammer films focusing on Baron Victor Frankenstein, who, in this entry, terrorises those around him in a bid to uncover the secrets of Dr. Frederick Brandt, 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.