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The Curse of Frankenstein

The Curse of Frankenstein

6.8/ 10

TMDB Rating

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1957

Release Year

83 min

Runtime

Horror
Science Fiction

Overview

Baron Victor Frankenstein has discovered life's secret and unleashed a blood-curdling chain of events resulting from his creation: a cursed creature with a horrid face — and a tendency to kill.

Keywords

experiment
morgue
guillotine
mad scientist
remake
revenge
murder
decapitation
reanimation
severed head
creature
gothic horror
severed hand
told in flashback
reanimated corpse
brain transplant
frankenstein
1860s

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Reviews(4)

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talisencrw

May 20, 2016

9
9/10

This ended up being one of my favourites, both of Hammer Films in general, and of the works of both Sir Peter Cushing and Sir Christopher Lee. It still works cinematically, three generations later, as my 13-year-old son really enjoyed it as well. Though the filmmakers were forced to use other makeup

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John Chard

John Chard

October 16, 2019

8
8/10

Even if we dared to omit its landmark importance; it's still a terrific movie. The Curse Of Frankenstein is out of Hammer Film Productions and based on the novel Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley. It's directed by Terence Fisher, written by Jimmy Sangster and stars Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Ha

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JPV852

JPV852

December 7, 2020

7
7/10

Entertaining if not also flawed monster horror film that excels in large part for Peter Cushing and Robert Urquhart, with the gothic atmosphere. Dialogue is a bit lackluster but liked the change up with the classic story and fun to see Christopher Lee as the "Creature". **3.5/5**

Wuchak

Wuchak

May 18, 2024

7
7/10

**_Peter Cushing as the obsessed doctor and Christopher Lee his hideous creation_** This was the first Hammer horror flick in color and its success resulted in a resurgence of the classic Universal monsters reinterpreted from the British perspective with Hammer’s renowned lush colors. Speaking o

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