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Overview

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Writers:
Guy Endore (novel)
Anthony Hinds (writer)
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Release Date:
7 June 1961 (USA) more
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Tagline:
EVEN THOSE WHO LOVED HIM WERE NOT SAFE! (original print ad - all caps) more
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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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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
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:M | Finland:(Banned) (1961) | France:-12 | UK:12 (video rating) (1995) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:Unrated

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The only werewolf movie made by Hammer Studios. more
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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
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Wonderful Werewolf Film, 27 November 1999

It's Spain and a beggar walks through a deserted town forced into public festivities at the marriage of a miserly, degrading Marqis. He goes to the palace in search of food, and instead is given life imprisonment. This is the opening of one of Hammer's best monster films, and easily one of the best lycanthrope films ever made. The beggar through a raping of a servant girl spawns a baby werewolf. The film is about this boy and then man living with his affliction and finally succumbing to its eventual fate. Terrence Fisher has done a superb job with his direction, creating atmospheric sets, wonderful, rich costuming, an impressive musical score highlighting key dramatic moments, and most notably creating a story of a beast in man with compassion, understanding, and depth. The acting all around is excellent(once you get past the notion of Britishers playing Spainards), and Oliver Reed stands out as the young protagonist literally being torn apart inside. The make-up for the beast, while not as grand as Universals, is top-notch and harrowing to the eye. The film is a sight to see and it again affirms that many of the monsters of the movies are tragic heros not in control of what they do.

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