The Curse of Frankenstein

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NR,1hr 23min

Genres:

Horror,Sci-Fi

Released:

June 25, 1957

Distributor:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Starring:

Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court ... More

Synopsis: 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 ... Full Synopsis

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	Robert Firsching, AMG Review This was the film that brought the horror genre out of its long slump and put Hammer Films on the map. The studio dominated horror films for most of the next two decades, producing dozens of stylish costume Gothics, most of which were explicit variants on the Universal classics of yesteryear. Jack Asher's gorgeous Eastmancolor cinematography and lush sets disguise the low budget, and although Baron ... Read Review

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	Peter Cushing Baron Victor Frankenstein Christopher Lee The Creature Hazel Court Elizabeth Robert Urquhart Paul Krempe