The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jesús Franco directs. Raúl Artigot behind the camera. Daniel White scores. Roberto Fandiño cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Spain, France, Portugal. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
• 253 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
• 3International production across 3 countries: Spain, France, Portugal.
• 4Part of the "Dracula & Frankenstein (Jesús Franco Collection)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
• 5Directed by Jesús Franco, shot by Raúl Artigot. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 6Original score by Daniel White. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 7Editor Roberto Fandiño shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 8Alberto Dalbés and Dennis Price and Howard Vernon carry the top of the cast.
• 9Marketing tagline: "Brutal! Bizzare!".
• 10IMDB entry: tt0068559 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 11Only 30 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
• 12Classified under 12 themes, including "kidnapping", "orgy", "decapitation", "severed head".
• 13Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography

Raúl Artigot

Original score

Daniel White

Editing

Roberto Fandiño

Production design

Jean d'Eaubonne

Makeup / hair

Monique Adélaïde

Runtime

74 min · 1h 14m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

FR

IMDB

The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein (1973) ↗

Part of

Dracula & Frankenstein (Jesús Franco Collection)

• 
  Count Dracula

  1970
• 
  Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein

  1972
• 
  Daughter of Dracula

  1972
• 
  The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein

  1973 · this one

Also by

Jesús Franco

• 
  Girl with the Red Lips

  1986 · ★ 10.0
• 
  Para las nenas, leche calentita

  1986 · ★ 8.0
• 
  Phollastía

  1987 · ★ 7.7
• 
  Queen of the Tabarin Club

  1960 · ★ 7.5
• 
  El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa

  1992 · ★ 7.5
• 
  Falo Crest

  1987 · ★ 7.2

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein (Theatrical Trailer)

  Trailer · Official
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  Excerpts from "THE EROTIC RITES OF FRANKENSTEIN"

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Production companies

Who made it

• CO

  Comptoir Français du Film Production

  FR

• C.

  C. Fénix Films

  ES

• IN

  Interfilme

  PT

Key crew

• EditorRoberto Fandiño
• Production DesignJean d'Eaubonne
• Executive ProducerArturo Marcos
• Set DecorationJ. de Alberto
• MusicVincent Gemignani
• MusicVladimir Cosma
• MusicArmando Sciascia
• MusicRobert Hermel
• CharactersMary Shelley
• Makeup ArtistMonique Adélaïde
• Assistant DirectorJosé Antonio Arévalo
• Assistant DirectorRobert de Nesle

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• kidnapping
• orgy
• decapitation
• severed head
• torture
• severed hand
• whipping
• erotic movie
• re-animation
• female scientist
• human experiment
• frankenstein

Release history · US

When it landed

• Physical2015-07-28· Blu-ray

Also known as

International titles

• La Malediction de FrankensteinFR
• The Erotic Adventures of FrankensteinCA
• The Rites of FrankensteinUS
• Das Blutgericht der gequälten FrauenDE
• Dr. Frankensteins TodesfluchDE
• The Erotic Experiences of FrankensteinAU
• The Erotic Rites of FrankensteinGB
• Les expériences érotiques de FrankensteinFR
• The Curse of FrankensteinFR
• A Maldição de FrankensteinPT