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Blackenstein
Sign in to saveAlso known as Black Frankenstein, Blackenstein: The Black Frankenstein, Blackenstein the Black Frankenstein, William Levey's Blackenstein
Blackenstein (also known as Black Frankenstein on its theatrical release poster and whose actual on-screen title is Blackenstein the Black Frankenstein) is a 1973 American blaxploitation horror film directed by William A. Levey, and starring John Hart, Ivory Stone, Andrea King, Roosevelt Jackson, Joe De Sue, Nick Bolin and Liz Renay. It is loosely based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Released on August 3, 1973, it was made in an attempt to cash in on the success of Blacula; released the previous year by American International Pictures. However, Blackenste
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3.2Eddie is a Vietnam veteran who loses his arms and legs when he steps on a land mine, but a brilliant surgeon is able to attach new limbs. Unfortunately, an insanely jealous assistant (who has fallen in love with Eddie's fiancée) switches Eddie's DNA injections, transforming him into a gigantic killer.
Cast
- John Hart as Dr. Stein
- Ivory Stone as Dr. Winifred Walker
- Joe De Sue as Eddie Turner
- Roosevelt Jackson as Malcomb
- Andrea King as Eleanor
- Nick Bolin as Bruno Strager
Themes
- vietnam veteran
- monster
- experiment
- laboratory
- blaxploitation cinema
- scientist
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- Duration
- 87
- FilmAffinity ID
- 315250
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- publication date
- 1973-01-01
- title
- Blackenstein
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Blackenstein (also known as Black Frankenstein on its theatrical release poster and whose actual on-screen title is Blackenstein the Black Frankenstein) is a 1973 American blaxploitation horror film directed by William A. Levey, and starring John Hart, Ivory Stone, Andrea King, Roosevelt Jackson, Joe De Sue, Nick Bolin and Liz Renay. It is loosely based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Released on August 3, 1973, it was made in an attempt to cash in on the success of Blacula; released the previous year by American International Pictures. However, Blackenstein fared poorly in comparison to its predecessor, with most reviews agreeing that the film was "a totally inept mixture of the worst horror and blaxploitation films".
==Plot== Big and burly African American soldier Eddie Turner stepped on a land mine while serving in Vietnam and lost both arms and both legs. His physicist fiancé Doctor Winifred Walker thinks she has found help for him in her white former teacher and colleague Doctor Stein who has recently won a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "solving the DNA genetic code".