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Director:

Terence Fisher

Writers:

Guy Endore (novel)
Anthony Hinds (writer)

Contact:

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Release Date:

7 June 1961 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Romance more

Tagline:

EVEN THOSE WHO LOVED HIM WERE NOT SAFE! (original print ad - all caps) more

Plot:

In Spain, Leon is born on Christmas day to a mute servant girl who was raped by a beggar. His mother... more | add synopsis

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User Comments:

Blood thirsty and relentless. more (40 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Clifford Evans ... Don Alfredo Corledo

Oliver Reed ... Leon Corledo
Yvonne Romain ... Servant Girl (Jailer's Daughter)
Catherine Feller ... Cristina Fernando
Anthony Dawson ... Marques Siniestro
Josephine Llewellyn ... Marquesa
Richard Wordsworth ... Beggar
Hira Talfrey ... Teresa, Corledo's Servant
Justin Walters ... Young Leon
John Gabriel ... Priest
Warren Mitchell ... Pepe Valiente the Watchman
Anne Blake ... Rosa Valiente
George Woodbridge ... Dominique the Goat Herder
Michael Ripper ... Old Soak
Ewen Solon ... Don Fernando
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

The Curse of Siniestro
The Wolfman (USA)
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Runtime:

91 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Finland:(Banned) (1961) | France:-12 | UK:12 (video rating) (1995) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:Unrated


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The only werewolf movie made by Hammer Studios. more

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the opening credits, which features a very tight close-up of the werewolf's eyes, the edges of the contact lenses can be clearly seen. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) (VG) more


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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Blood thirsty and relentless., 30 October 2000
6/10
Author: Michael O'Keefe from Muskogee OK

This is second only to the wonderful original starring Lon Chaney, Jr. twenty years earlier. Oliver Reed brings a more pronounced character to the ravenous tippy toed terror of the night. This is a top notch project from director Terence Fisher and one of the best from Hammer Studios.

Rounding out the play bill are Clifford Evans, Yvonne Romain, Hira Talfrey and Michael Ripper.

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