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Topic: Were 'Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell' extracts released in France?
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Adrian Winchester
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From: Croydon, London, UK
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted August 18, 2012 06:17 AM
As a keen Hammer collector, I'm familiar with practically every Hammer release on 8mm but there's one possibility that I've never been 100% sure about. Somewhere, I have a French catalogue - probably Film Office - from around 1980 that has a couple of extracts from a colour Frankenstein film. From what I could understand of the text, it sounded quite likely that the extracts were from Hammer's final Frankenstein film, 'Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell', but I've never seen prints or confirmation of this. I think one was a one reeler and the other may have been slightly longer, but not a full 400'.
Has anyone ever come across these French releases and if so, can they confirm what the film is?
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Adrian Winchester
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Hugh Thompson Scott
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From: Gt. Clifton,Cumbria,England
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted August 19, 2012 04:55 AM
Hello Adrian,I'm afraid the only person who could help on that
would be Pete, but unfortunately he's no longer among us, mores
the pity.I was tempted at the time to buy it but I had films on
all sides coming my way and some I had to pass on.I can assure you that Derann would have at least two copies on 16mm,as a
very rare film"Living Dead At Manchester Morgue" had at least
two prints, and I had two myself,selling one of them recently.
So it's out there somewhere.I know when "The Big Reel" was
going that there were lots of American prints of Hammer films
but they were cut, the risque nudity being removed.Regarding
the Film Office or some other firm releasing this film,try Bd Cine
in Paris,they are very helpful and might have come across it.
I was under the impression that DFS were the sole releasing
agent for "Mask of the Demon",how wrong I was,some unknown
company in France released a beautiful print full length,Brian
also with his "Horror of Frankenstein" again full length.The chap
that runs Mediavana could be of help, if it exists Adrian, I would
think these people would have come across it and will let you know.Best of British my son.
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Adrian Winchester
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posted August 19, 2012 09:11 AM
Hugh - A US 16mm print featuring nudity in a Hammer film certainly would be hard to find as all TV prints would be edited and even theatrical versions tended to be milder in order to get the certificates to let in the kids. However, the 16mm prints of the US theatrical version of 'The Vampire Lovers' include most of the nudity and I think 16mm prints of 'Scars of Dracula' are completely unut, as it was an 'R' in the USA.
I think it may have been Ged Jones who told me that there was only one print of 'Frankenstein ATMFH' in their library - I'm sure it was a Derann staff member.
I like 'The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue', so if you still have one print and decide to sell, please let me know. I borrowed and screened one of Derann's prints from a friend who obtained one about 1990. He just beat me to it at Blackpool, as Derann were selling a large batch of prints that had been returned to them, once an arrangement to lease them to Glenbuck had ended. I asked him to let me know if he sold it, but he didn't! Perry's also offered a print (can't say of it was a Derann library print) on eBay in the last year, but did a private deal so the auction didn't reach a conclusion.
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