Frankenstein and The Monster From Hell/Fun Facts
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< Frankenstein and The Monster From Hell
- Peter Cushing claimed that the wig he was required to wear made him look like Helen Hayes.
- Caroline Munro turned down the role of Sarah because she refused to do nudity.
- This was the last of the Hammer Frankenstein films, the last Hammer film Terrence Fisher directed and the last film he directed, period, before his death on June 18, 1980 at the age of 76.
- Peter Cushing and David Prowse would be reunited three years later in Star Wars.
- Performed poorly at the box office, with film historians citing the rise of more visceral, psychological horror films such as The Exorcist by 38-year-old director William Friedkin, as opposed to the 70-year-old Terrence Fisher.
