Decades after playing Frankenstein's monster in several Universal horror films, Boris Karloff played the mad scientist himself, Baron Victor von Frankenstein, in Frankenstein 1970, and Warner Archive announced that they will release the 1958 horror film on Blu-ray with a new HD master.
Although an exact release date is not yet known, Blu-ray.com lists Frankenstein 1970 for an April release, and we have the official announcement and cover art from Warner Archive's Facebook page:
"FRANKENSTEIN 1970 (1958)
NEW 2019 1080p HD MASTER
Run Time 83:00
Subtitles English SDH
Sound Quality DTS HD-Master Audio 2.0 - English
Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, 16 X 9 LETTERBOX
Product Color B&W
Disc Configuration BD 25
Special Feature: Commentary by Historians Charlotte Austin, Bob Burns, and Tom WeaverIs there a doctor in the house? At the eerie House of Frankenstein, the answer is “yes” – and he’s out to make right the experiment in playing God that’s doomed his family for generations.
There’s also a Karloff in the house, a fact that makes 1958’s Frankenstein 1970 a must-see for savvy fright fans. Twenty-seven years after scaring the daylights out of everyone as the lumbering monster in Frankenstein, Boris Karloff is at the other end of the laboratory switches and gizmos. He’s Dr. Victor Frankenstein, an aging, hulking shambles of dignity and menace who agrees to let a TV crew shoot a horror flick at the family castle. The crew members don’t know it yet, but they’re just what the doctor ordered: fresh body parts, ready for harvesting!"
Theatrical trailer:
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