A remarkable piece of Hammer production history for the serious collector, bringing together star Peter Cushing, Susan Denberg, producer Anthony Nelson Keys and legendary director Terence Fisher on the set of FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN (1967).

Even more fascinating, the guillotine used in the film is visible on the set behind them, turning this wonderfully informal group photograph into a rare glimpse behind one of Hammer’s classic Frankenstein productions. Few conventional publicity portraits can offer this combination of stars, filmmakers and recognizable production detail in a single image.

PETER CUSHING, SUSAN DENBERG & TERENCE FISHER – FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN (1967) Guillotine Set Rare Behind-the-Scenes Hammer Horror Photo

The relaxed nature of the photograph makes the gathering particularly appealing. Peter Cushing, dressed as Baron Victor Frankenstein in top hat and cape, walks alongside Susan Denberg, who portrays Christina, while producer Anthony Nelson Keys and director Terence Fisher accompany them across the outdoor Bray Studios set.

Rather than posing formally as characters, the four appear relaxed and cheerful between production activity. Cushing carries material beneath his arm, Denberg smiles beside him, and Fisher and Keys walk closely alongside them—a wonderfully human contrast to the tragedy and Gothic horror of the finished film.

But a collector should look beyond the four figures.

Visible in the background at the right is the guillotine used in the production, an important visual element connected to the film’s story. Its presence transforms the photograph from a simple cast-and-crew image into a fascinating document of the physical Hammer set itself.

The guillotine is integral to FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN. Hans is executed after being wrongly convicted of murder, and Frankenstein subsequently transfers his captured soul into the restored body of Christina. The execution therefore becomes a crucial event in the chain of circumstances that drives the film’s unusual exploration of death, resurrection, identity and revenge.

FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN is a 1967 Hammer Films production directed by Terence Fisher and starring Peter Cushing, Susan Denberg, Thorley Walters and Robert Morris. It marked Cushing’s fourth appearance as Baron Victor Frankenstein in Hammer’s celebrated series.

Terence Fisher was one of the defining creative figures of Hammer Gothic cinema, directing such landmarks as THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957), DRACULA (1958) and THE MUMMY (1959). Producer Anthony Nelson Keys was another important Hammer figure, making this photograph especially interesting as a record not merely of the performers but of some of the people responsible for creating the studio’s distinctive cinematic world.

For the collector building a serious Hammer Frankenstein archive, this photograph offers several layers of history at once: Peter Cushing as Hammer’s definitive Baron Frankenstein, Susan Denberg from one of her most memorable screen roles, producer Anthony Nelson Keys, director Terence Fisher, the Bray Studios production environment—and the film’s guillotine visible behind them.

Carefully restored and professionally printed from archival source material, this museum-quality photograph is a distinctive collectible for admirers of Peter Cushing, Susan Denberg, Terence Fisher, Anthony Nelson Keys, FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN, Bray Studios and the production history of Hammer Films.