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The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

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Release Date: Jun 25, 1957 Wide

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Curse of Frankenstein was the "breakthrough" picture for the fabled Hammer Studios. Told in flashback, the story centers around Baron Victor Frankenstein (Peter Cushing), a dangerously arrogant scientist who takes it upon himself to play God. Using portions of dead bodies, Victor fashions a synthetic monster (Christopher Lee) with a bad attitude. In a radical departure from the Frankenstein canon, it is the imperious Victor who orchestrates the film's two murders by "borrowing" the brain of a

Unrated, 1 hr. 23 min.

Drama, Horror, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Terence Fisher

In Theaters: Jun 25, 1957 Wide

On DVD: Oct 1, 2002

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast

Peter Cushing
Baron Victor Frankenste...
Christopher Lee
The Creature
Hazel Court
Elizabeth
Robert Urquhart
Paul Krempe
Valerie Gaunt
Justine
Melvyn Hayes
Young Victor
Noel Hood
Aunt Sophia
Marjorie Hume
Mother
Sally Walsh
Elizabeth (as child)
Paul Hardtmuth
Prof. Bernstein
Fred Johnson
Grandfather
Claude Kingston
Little Boy
Henry Caine
Schoolmaster
Michael Mulcaster
Warder
Patrick Troughton
Kurt
Joseph Behrman
Fritz
Hugh Dempster
Burgomaster
Anne Blake
Burgomaster's Wife
Raymond Rollett
Father Felix
Alex Gallier
Priest
Ernest Jay
Undertaker
Bartlett Mullins
Tramp
Eugene Leahy
Second Priest
Middleton Woods
Lecturer
Andrew Leigh
Burgomaster (Hermann)

Critic Reviews for The Curse of Frankenstein

All Critics (11) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (0) | DVD (9)

Revitalized the British film industry.

October 30, 2010 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A sterling exemplar of the best of everything that made Hammer so special.

October 11, 2010 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

Further developments of Hammer Studios as a spook-house Ealing

November 17, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

... established new style for horror -- bold, bloody, beautiful-- that completely broke tradition with the cobwebby classics of the 1930s and 1940s.

July 4, 2008 Full Review Source: ESplatter

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Steve Biodrowski

ESplatter

Beautifully portrayed by Christopher Lee, the Monster is almost heartbreaking, flailing confusedly with a pained expression on its patchwork face.

October 18, 2005 Full Review Source: Not Coming to a Theater Near You

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Leo Goldsmith

Not Coming to a Theater Near You

The movie that started the Hammer horror craze. Really rather dull.

November 25, 2002 Comment (1)

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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This film produced by Hammer Studio's is just a little different then most of the Frankenstein stories. Hammer Studio seem to always create a great cast of actors and actresses, this film is no exception. Frankenstein's monster wasn't only created once but twice in this movie. And the good doctor doesn't burn in this

January 23, 2012

Bruce Bruce

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Another Frankenstein movie, but with the great Hammer Horror cast, with Cushing and Lee as the stars. It's pretty good, but the original Frankenstein is better.

September 5, 2010