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The Curse of Frankenstein
| Rating: | No Rating |
| Genre: | SciFi/Fantasy, Horror, Drama |
| Release Date: | June 25, 1957 |
| Running time: | 82 minutes |
| Cast: | Peter Cushing, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart, Christopher Lee, Melvyn Hayes |
| Director: | Terence Fisher |
| Producer: | Michael Carreras |
| Writer: | Jimmy Sangster, Mary Shelley |
| Distributor: | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Description: 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, All Movie Guide
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