Story Line
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.
“The creature created by man and forgotten by nature!”
Top Cast
Peter Cushing
Baron Victor Frankenstein
Hazel Court
Elizabeth
Robert Urquhart
Paul Krempe
Christopher Lee
The Creature
Melvyn Hayes
Young Victor
Valerie Gaunt
Justine
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Rating
6.8/ 10
Release Date
1957-05-20
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
HorrorScience Fiction
Part of the Series
Frankenstein (Hammer) Collection
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User Reviews (4)
talisencrw
9/10
•5/20/2016This 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. Tho...
John Chard
8/10
•10/16/2019Even 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 San...
JPV852
7/10
•12/7/2020Entertaining 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 Le...
Wuchak
7/10
•5/18/2024**_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 perspect...