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The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

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Overview

Director:
Terence Fisher
Writers:
Jimmy Sangster (writer)
Mary Shelley (novel)
Release Date:
25 June 1957 (USA) more
Genre:
Sci-Fi | Horror | Drama more
Tagline:
Not recommended for people of nervous disposition more
Plot:
Victor Frankenstein builds a creature and brings it to life. But his creature behaves not as he intended. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Victor, What Have You Done? more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Peter Cushing ... Baron Victor Frankenstein
Hazel Court ... Elizabeth
Robert Urquhart ... Paul Krempe

Christopher Lee ... The Creature
Melvyn Hayes ... Young Victor
Valerie Gaunt ... Justine
Paul Hardtmuth ... Prof. Bernstein
Noel Hood ... Aunt (Sophie)
Fred Johnson ... Grandpa
Claude Kingston ... Little boy
Alex Gallier ... Priest
Michael Mulcaster ... Warder
Andrew Leigh ... Hermann (burgomeister)
Anne Blake ... Burgomeister's wife
Sally Walsh ... Elizabeth, as child
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Additional Details

Runtime:
82 min | Japan:83 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Warnercolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #18481) | West Germany:16 (DVD re-rating) | West Germany:18 (VHS) | Finland:(Banned) (1957) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (video rating) (1989) | UK:X (original rating) | Sweden:(Banned) (1957-1965) | UK:12 (video re-rating) (2003) | Australia:M | Canada:PG (Ontario)
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Company:
Clarion Films more

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Trivia:
Christopher Lee's monster make-up was almost literally done at the "last minute". After previous attempts to design a monster make-up using a cast of Lee's head had failed, make-up artist Philip Leakey made the final design the day before shooting began, directly onto Lee's face, using primarily cotton and other household materials. Since he didn't use any latex or molds, the make-up had to be recreated from scratch every day. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the blind man is attacked, the top button of the Creature's coat is unbuttoned in one shot and buttoned in the next. more
Quotes:
Baron Frankenstein: [after his monster has nearly killed him] I did it, Paul! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) more

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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Victor, What Have You Done?, 14 June 2007
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Author: thinker1691 from USA

Ever since Mary Shelley wrote her classic novel of the infamous Baron Von Frankenstein in the late 19th century, efforts to bring the creature to the visual screen have been negligible. In the 1930's Universal finally managed it with the incredible and legendary talents of Boris Karloff. After that, efforts to keep the monster up in lights, were sadly, nothing short of comical. It was not until 1957, when the Hammer Studios secured the combined talents of two of Hollywood's greats, that the creature rose again. In this, first ever color version, Dr. Victor Frankenstein is portrayed brilliantly by the incomparable Peter Cushing. Then we have Christopher Lee, as the hand crafted creature who repeatedly terrified audiences with his version of the monster. Not since Karloff, have so many fans run scurrying from the packed theaters into the streets. Nearly matching Shelly's novel, the film re-creates the struggle between scientific genius and stark insanity and enhances it's literary foundation as a classic in both literature and motion pictures. ****

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