4 Movies Directed by Freddie Francis

The Evil of Frankenstein

The Evil of Frankenstein

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1964-05-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

84 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

(2094 Reviews)

Director:

Freddie Francis

Genres:

Sci-FiHorror

Fullplot:

Penniless, Baron Frankenstein, accompanied by his eager assistant Hans, arrives at his family castle near the town of Karlstaad, vowing to continue his experiments in the creation of life. Fortuitously finding the creature he was previously working on, he brings it back to a semblance of life but requires the services of a mesmerist, Zoltan, to successfully animate it. The greedy and vengeful Zoltan secretly sends the monster into town to steal gold and 'punish' the burgomaster and the chief of police, which acts lead to a violent confrontation between the baron and the townspeople.

Nightmare

Nightmare

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1964-06-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

83 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (873 Reviews)

Director:

Freddie Francis

Fullplot:

Janet is a young student at a private school; her nights are troubled by horrible dreams in which she sees her mother, who is in fact locked in an insane asylum, haunting her. Expelled because of her persistent nightmares, Janet is sent home where the nightmares continue.

Tales That Witness Madness

Tales That Witness Madness

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1973-10-31

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (712 Reviews)

Director:

Freddie Francis

Genres:

Horror

Fullplot:

Dr Tremayne is an enigmatic Psychiatrist running a Futuristic asylum housing four very special cases. Visited by colleague Nicholas, Tremayne explains his amazing and controversial theories as to why each of the four patients went mad... cue four distinct tales each with a different set of characters: 'Mr Tiger' tells of Paul, the sensitive and troubled young son of prosperous but constantly bickering and unlovely parents, and the boy's 'imaginary' friend, a tiger. 'Penny Farthing' tells of Timothy, an antique store owner propelled backwards in time by a penny-farthing bicycle in his shop, all the while being watched over by the constantly changing photograph of Uncle Albert, which endangers the lives of both Timothy and his beautiful wife, Ann. 'Mel' tells of Brian, a man who brings home an old dead tree and prominently displays it in his living room as a work of art. His fiery wife Bella soon becomes jealous of the tree, which the husband has lovingly named Mel, and it seems to be developing a will of its own. 'Luau' tells of Auriol, a flamboyant and ambitious literary agent who will do anything to impress her sinister new client, though he seems more interested in Auriol's beautiful and precocious young daughter Ginny. Ginny sneaks off on holiday while Auriol plans a sumptuous feast for her client.

The Ghoul

The Ghoul

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1975-05-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.6 (980 Reviews)

Director:

Freddie Francis

Cast:

Writer:

Anthony Hinds (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Peter Cushing stars as a former priest who harbors a dark and horrible secret in his attic. The locked room serves as a prison cell for his crazed, cannibalistic adult son, who acquired his savage tastes in India during his father's missionary work there. Cushing fears that his son will escape to prey upon the effete guests at his rural English estate during a cross-country auto race.

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