The Curse of Frankenstein

Name: The Curse of Frankenstein
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror
Released: June 25, 1957
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 65
Cast: Christopher Lee, Fred Johnson, Hazel Court, Melvyn Hayes, Michael Mulcaster

1957

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Warner Bros. | Release Date: June 25, 1957 | TV-14

Starring: Christopher Lee, Fred Johnson, Hazel Court, Melvyn Hayes, Michael Mulcaster, Noel Hood, Paul Hardtmuth, Peter Cushing, Robert Urquhart, Valerie Gaunt

Summary: Victor Frankenstein builds a creature and brings it to life, but it behaves not as he intended.

Director: Terence Fisher

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror

Rating: TV-14

Runtime: 82 min

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The director's combination of the morbid and sinister is masterful, and at the same time he was able to create an atmosphere of great beauty. Read full review

Dan Yakir

Terence Fisher directs with efficiency, manifesting a feel for atmosphere with an occasional lyrical touch, creating modern gothic horror at its best. [29 Oct 1998]

The Guardian Anne Billson

Cushing relishes the role of his career as the sociopathic dandy whose passion for science overrides all moral considerations, while Christopher Lee conveys the dire plight of the creature through body language alone. Read full review

Seraphina Alaimo

For the new film generation, some minor chills are offered in this well-done production. [08 Aug 1957]

Empire Kim Newman

In its best scenes, it adds dynamism and British grit to a genre that had previously tried to get by on atmospherics and mood alone. It manages to be shocking without being especially frightening, and its virtues of performance and style remain striking. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Christopher Lee is excellent as the mute monster, but this is Cushing's film all the way. Read full review

Bosley Crowther

This one should be cold-cuts for old-timers who remember Boris Karloff as the get of Frankenstein, but it may tittilate the blissful youngsters. Read full review

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