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Evil of Frankenstein (The) (Blu-ray) (1964)
The monster bred from a dozen corpses.Director: Freddie Francis
Year of Copyright: 1964
Year of Production: 1963
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:* The Film: Theatrical version (86:36)
* The Film: US TV version (97:47)
Audio Commentary on the theatrical version by filmmaker Constantine Nasr (2020)
"Tales of Frankenstein" 1958 TV episode (27:14)
"The Making of The Evil of Frankenstein" 2013 documentary (28:30)
"The Men Who Made Hammer: Freddie Francis" 2020 documentary (29:40)
2020 Interview with assistant director William P. Cartlidge (8:05)
2020 Interview with actress Katy Wild (11:19)
“A Moment with Caron Gardner” 2013 interview (2:24)
Still Gallery (8:05)
Theatrical Trailer (2:24) [1080i60] -
Subtitles:Theatrical Version: English HoH
American Television Version: None -
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Theatrical Version:
English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
American Television Version:
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras in 1080p except where noted.
The television version comes from a 16mm print and is presented in 1080i60 windowboxed exposing the entirety of the frame including the rounded corners.
Comes with a reversible cover and the first pressing also includes a slipcover. -
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Extras:* The Film: Theatrical version (86:36)
* The Film: US TV version (97:47)
Audio Commentary on the theatrical version by filmmaker Constantine Nasr (2020)
"Tales of Frankenstein" 1958 TV episode (27:14)
"The Making of The Evil of Frankenstein" 2013 documentary (28:30)
"The Men Who Made Hammer: Freddie Francis" 2020 documentary (29:40)
2020 Interview with assistant director William P. Cartlidge (8:05)
2020 Interview with actress Katy Wild (11:19)
“A Moment with Caron Gardner” 2013 interview (2:24)
Still Gallery (8:05)
Theatrical Trailer (2:24) [1080i60] -
Subtitles:Theatrical Version: English HoH
American Television Version: None -
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Theatrical Version:
English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
American Television Version:
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras in 1080p except where noted.
The television version comes from a 16mm print and is presented in 1080i60 windowboxed exposing the entirety of the frame including the rounded corners.
Comes with a reversible cover and the first pressing also includes a slipcover. -
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Subtitles:English, French, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Only available in the "Hammer Horror 8-Film Collection" boxset with "The Curse of the Werewolf", "Brides of Dracula", "The Phantom of the Opera", "Night Creatures", "Paranoiac", "Kiss of the Vampire" & "Nightmare".
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Extras:DISC ONE "The Evil of Frankenstein"
* The Film
Audio Commentary by English Gothic Horror Jonathan Rigby and Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film & Television Editor Kevin Lyons (2023)
Isolated Music and Effect Track in Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
"Author and film historian Kim Newman discusses actor Peter Cushing" 2023 interview (18:17)
"Hammer House of Podcast: The Evil of Frankenstein" episode (50:54)
Stills Gallery (4:56)
Theatrical Trailer (2:14)
DISC TWO "Paranoiac"
DISC THREE "Nightmare"
DISC FOUR "Hammer Time: The Ultimate Hammer Films Trailer Compilation"
Trailers (237:00)
- Introduction
- "X - The Unknown"
- "The Curse of Frankenstein"
- "The Abominable Snowman"
- "Enemy from Space"
- "The Camp on Blood Island"
- "Horror of Dracula"
- "The Snorkel"
- "The Revenge of Frankenstein"
- "The Hound of Baskervilles"
- "The Mummy"
- "Ten Seconds to Hell"
- "Yesterday's Enemy"
- "The Stranglers of Bombay"
- "Hell Is a City"
- "Never Take Sweets from a Stranger"
- "The Sword of Sherwood Forest"
- "The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll"
- "Visa to Canton"
- "Stop Me Before I Kill"
- "Cash on Demand"
- "The Curse of the Werewolf"
- "Taste of Fear"
- "The Terror of the Tongs"
- "Night Creatures"
- "Phantom of the Opera"
- "The Pirates of Blood River"
- "These Are the Damned"
- "The Kiss of the Vampire"
- "Paranoiac"
- "Maniac"
- "The Old Dark House"
- "The Scarlet Blade"
- "The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb"
- "The Devil Ship Pirates"
- "The Evil of Frankenstein"
- "The Gorgon"
- "Nightmare"
- "The Brigand of Kandahar"
- "Die Die My Darling"
- "Hysteria"
- "The Nanny"
- "Dracula Prince of Darkness"
- "The Plague of Zombies"
- "Rasputin: The Mad Monk"
- "The Reptile"
- "The Witches"
- "One Million Years B.C."
- "A Challenge for Robin Hood"
- "The Viking Queen"
- "Frankenstein Created Woman"
- "The Mummy's Shroud"
- "Quatermass and the Pit"
- "Prehistoric Women"
- "The Anniversary"
- "The Vengeance of She"
- "The Devil Rides Out"
- "Dracula Has Risen from the Grave"
- "The Lost Continent"
- "Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed!"
- "Moon Zero Two"
- "Taste the Blood of Dracula"
- "Scars of Dracula"
- "Horror of Frankenstein"
- "The Vampire Lovers"
- "When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth"
- "Vampire Circus"
- "Countess Dracula"
- "Lust for a Vampire"
- "The Creatures the World Forgot"
- "Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde"
- "Blood from the Mummy's Tomb"
- "Twins of Evil"
- "Hands of the Ripper"
- "Dracula A.D. 1972"
- "Fear in the Night"
- "Straight on Till Morning"
- "Demons of the Mind"
- "Mutiny on the Buses"
- "Man at the Top"
- "Love Thy Neighbour"
- "The Satanic Rites of Dracula"
- "Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter"
- "Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell"
- "Man About the House"
- "Shatter"
- "The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires"
- "To the Devil...A Daughter"
- "The Lady Vanishes"
- "Curse of the Werewolf + The Shadow of the Cat"
- "Rasputin: The Mad Monk + The Reptile"
- "Dracula: Prince of Darkness + Plague of the Zombies"
- "Frankenstein Created Woman + The Mummy's Shroud"
- "Shroud"
- "Scars of Dracula + Horror of Frankenstein"
- "Twins of Evil + Hands of the Ripper"
- "Countess Dracula + Vampire Circus"
- "Wake Wood"
- "Let Me In"
- "The Resident"
- "The Woman in Black"
- "The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death"
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Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Part of the 3-film 3-disc "Hammer Horror Triple Shock Volume 1" with a 16 page booklet.
Also available in a "Collector's Edition" which also includes 2 double sided A3 posters and
6 poster cards. -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary With Dr. Rolf Giesen and Volker Kronz (in German with optional German subtitles) (2015)
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Extras:"The Making of The Evil of Frankenstein" 2013 documentary (28:25)
Scenes from the American TV version (in English with optional German subtitles) (12:59)
"Uwe Sommerlad in conversation with Caron Gardner" 2015 featurette (in English with optional German subtitles) (38:13)
"Caron Gardner Talks About Her Acting Career" 2013 featurette (in English with optional German subtitles) (2:22)
American Theatrical Trailer (2:17)
Film Program (in German) (0:55)
German Pressbook (4:22)
Photo Gallery 1 (2:08)
Photo Gallery 2 (5:00) -
Subtitles:German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Mediabook
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Notes:Comes with a 28-page liner notes booklet.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"The Making of The Evil of Frankenstein" 2013 documentary (28:27)
"Caron Gardner Talks About Her Acting Career" 2013 featurette (2:17)
Stills Gallery (4:56)
Theatrical Trailer (2:28)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 Mono (48khz, 24-bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
The US/Canadian Shout! Factory, Australian, and German releases for the differing exclusive extras.
This film exists in two versions:
(1.) The original theatrical version as seen worldwide (~87 minutes)
(2.) The US TV version. When the film was first screened on TV in 1968 in the US, some of the more violent scenes were shortened or completely removed and replaced with new footage by a different director using actors who appear nowhere else in the film (~98 minutes)
A comparison between the Theatrical Version and US TV Version is available on Movie Censorship.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Shout! Factory - No cuts - Includes the theatrical version (86:36) and the American Television Version (97:47)
- Blu-ray A Canada- Shout! Factory - No cuts - includes the theatrical version (86:36) and the American Television Version (97:47)
- Blu-ray ALL America- Universal Pictures - No cuts - Theatrical version (86:40)
- Blu-ray ALL Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts - Theatrical version (86:39)
- Blu-ray ALL Germany- Anolis Film Entertainment - No cuts - Theatrical version (86:33)
- Blu-ray ALL United Kingdom- Final Cut Entertainment - No cuts - Theatrical version (86:40)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 22/04/14
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 30/08/23UPDATE LOG:
22/04/14: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
17/05/15: Noted German release.
23/09/16: US version added.
07/07/18: Added Germany.
20/06/19: Added note on versions.
10/07/20: Added caps-a-holic.
11/07/20: Typo.
25/07/20: Added Shout! Factory.
16/12/21: Movie Censorship Theatrical vs. US TV Version.
24/04/23: Added Canada, Australia.
30/08/23: Dates.
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