The Curse of Frankenstein

Terence Fisher (1957)

79min

X Certificate

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by Alan Jones

This was the classic that single-handedly revived traditional British Gothic and firmly placed the "Hammer House of Horror" on the global gore map. Peter Cushing is the demented Baron who yearns to resurrect the dead, while Christopher Lee plays the hideous creature who proves his mad theories correct. With its gruesome atmosphere, unflinching direction and outstanding design, this phenomenally successful film was the first colour version of Mary Shelley's gallows fairy tale, setting a standard Hammer found it hard to live up to.

Summary

An obsessive scientist is determined to create life and builds a creature using parts taken from various corpses. He succeeds in animating the monster, but its brain is damaged in the process, driving it mad and causing it to embark on a killing spree. The first in Hammer's series of horror films inspired by Mary Shelley's novel, starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.

Cast & Crew

Baron Victor Frankenstein Peter Cushing

The Creature Christopher Lee

Elizabeth Hazel Court

Paul Krempe Robert Urquhart

Justine Valerie Gaunt

Aunt Sophia Noel Hood

Mother Majorie Hume

Young Victor Melvyn Hayes

Young Elizabeth Sally Walsh

Director Terence Fisher

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Language: EnglishColourTheatrical distributor: Rank Film Dists LtdGuidance: ViolenceAvailable on: video, DVD and Blu-ray

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