I reviewed this a few months ago when I bought the triple feature of Hammer titles from Millennium and since then they have released this and "Dracula Prince Of Darkness" on Blu-ray. I picked up this title on Blu-ray simply to see the difference and it is really something to see.
Peter Cushing is Dr. Frankenstein and he is again conducting experiments, this time with the human soul. His assistants are Dr. Hertz, played by Thorley Walters and Hans, played by Robert Morris. Hans is soon accused of murder and quickly tried and convicted simply because he will not admit to his love for a crippled woman named Christina, played by the gorgeous Susan Denberg.Hans is executed in the guillotine and Christina kills herself after seeing this. Dr. Frankenstein uses this as a perfect excuse to experiment on the soul. He captures Hans' soul and then places it in Christina's body after he performs surgery and makes Christina into a very sexy woman. Hans' soul takes over as he wants revenge on the three hoodlums who are responsible for the murder he was executed for.
This is by far the most bizarre in the Frankenstein series from Hammer, but it is top notch all the way. The Blu-ray is excellent in every way with excellent picture and sound quality. There are 5 collector cards with the disc as well as a great documentary entitled "Hammer Glamour" which has interviews with Martine Beswick, Caroline Munro and many others. That is worth the disc alone. Also included are two episodes of "World Of Hammer" entitled "Curse Of Frankenstein" and "Hammer Stars: Peter Cushing". I wish that entire series itself would be released on DVD.
A Highly Recommended Blu-ray that one simply must own. Buy it and see the lovely Denberg as never before.
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