The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
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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 learned professor, then leaving his next victim at the mercy of the monster. In 1958, the film spwaned the sequel Revenge of Frankenstein. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, (more)
- Director(s):
- Terence Fisher
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Curse of Frankenstein
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 learned professor, then leaving his next victim at the mercy of the monster. In 1958, the film spwaned the sequel Revenge of Frankenstein. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 83 mins
Complete Cast of The Curse of Frankenstein
- Peter Cushing - Baron Victor Frankenstein
- Hazel Court - Elizabeth
- Valerie Gaunt - Justine
- Noel Hood - Aunt Sophia
- Sally Walsh - Elizabeth (as child)
- Fred Johnson - Grandfather
- Henry Caine - Schoolmaster
- Patrick Troughton - Kurt
- Hugh Dempster - Burgomaster
- Raymond Rollett - Father Felix
- Ernest Jay - Undertaker
- Eugene Leahy - Second Priest
- Andrew Leigh - Burgomaster (Hermann)
- Christopher Lee - The Creature
- Robert Urquhart - Paul Krempe
- Melvyn Hayes - Young Victor
- Marjorie Hume - Mother
- Paul Hardtmuth - Prof. Bernstein
- Claude Kingston - Little Boy
- Michael Mulcaster - Warder
- Joseph Behrman - Fritz
- Anne Blake - Burgomaster's Wife
- Alex Gallier - Priest
- Bartlett Mullins - Tramp
- Middleton Woods - Lecturer
- Director(s):
- Terence Fisher
- Writer(s):
- Jimmy Sangster
- Producer(s):
- Anthony Hinds, Max Rosenberg
- Categories:
- Horror
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