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7 June 1961 (USA)
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EVEN THOSE WHO LOVED HIM WERE NOT SAFE! (original print ad - all caps) See more »
Plot:
In Spain, Leon is born on Christmas day to a mute servant girl who was raped by a beggar. His mother...
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Cult Classics: Hammer Horror
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Top Ten Tuesday: The Best of Vincent Price
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How (or is that "howl") did they always come up with something so neat?
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | 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 |
| Peter Sallis | ... | Don Enrique |
| Martin Matthews | ... | Jose Amadayo |
| David Conville | ... | Rico Gomez |
| Denis Shaw | ... | Gaoler |
| Charles Lamb | ... | Marques' Chef |
| Serafina Di Leo | ... | Senora Zumara |
| Sheila Brennan | ... | Vera |
| Joy Webster | ... | Isabel |
| Renny Lister | ... | Yvonne |
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| Kitty Atwood | ... | Midwife (uncredited) |
| John Bennett | ... | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Hamlyn Benson | ... | Landlord (uncredited) |
| Ray Browne | ... | Official (uncredited) |
| Rodney Burke | ... | 1st Customer (uncredited) |
| Max Butterfield | ... | Cheeky Farmer (uncredited) |
| Loraine Carvana | ... | Servant Girl as Child (uncredited) |
| Francis De Wolff | ... | Bearded Customer (uncredited) |
| Richard Golding | ... | 3rd Customer (uncredited) |
| Howard Lang | ... | Irate Farmer (uncredited) |
| Michael Lewis | ... | Page (uncredited) |
 | Desmond Llewelyn | ... | 1st Footman (uncredited) |
| Alan Page | ... | 2nd Customer (uncredited) |
| Michael Peake | ... | Farmer in Cantina (uncredited) |
| Stephen Scott | ... | Another Farmer (uncredited) |
| Frank Sieman | ... | Gardener (uncredited) |
| Gordon Whiting | ... | 2nd Footman (uncredited) |
| Alister Williamson | ... | Policeman (uncredited) |
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| Terence Fisher | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Guy Endore | novel "The Werewolf of Paris" | |
| Anthony Hinds | (as John Elder) | |
Produced by | |||
| Michael Carreras | .... | executive producer | |
| Anthony Hinds | .... | producer | |
| Anthony Nelson Keys | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Benjamin Frankel | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Arthur Grant | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Alfred Cox | |||
Casting by | |||
| Stuart Lyons | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Bernard Robinson | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Don Mingaye | |||
| Thomas Goswell | (uncredited) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Roy Ashton | .... | makeup artist | |
| Frieda Steiger | .... | hair stylist | |
| Colin Garde | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Clifford Parkes | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Dominic Fulford | .... | second assistant director | |
| John Peverall | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Jock May | .... | sound | |
| Alban Streeter | .... | sound editor | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Les Bowie | .... | special effects | |
Stunts | |||
| Jack Cooper | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Tom Edwards | .... | still photographer | |
| Len Harris | .... | camera operator | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Molly Arbuthnot | .... | wardrobe | |
Editorial Department | |||
| James Needs | .... | supervising editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Benjamin Frankel | .... | conductor | |
| Leonard Salzedo | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Tilly Day | .... | continuity | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Universal Pictures (1961) (UK) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures (1961) (USA) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (USA) (VHS)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
- Network Enterprises (video)
- Universal Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
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91 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Australia:M | Finland:(Banned) (1961) | France:-12 | UK:12 (video rating) (1995) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:Unrated
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Trivia:
The only werewolf movie made by Hammer Studios.See 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.See more »
Movie Connections:
Featured in Monster Mania (1997) (TV)See more »
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I think that more than anything, "The Curse of the Werewolf" does what too many werewolf movies fail to do: offer an explanation of how the first werewolf got created. Apparently, if someone is conceived under rather unpleasant circumstances, that person is a lycanthrope. After a beggar gets imprisoned in 18th century Spain, he rapes the jailer's daughter. She dies in childbirth, but her son Leon is raised by a nobleman. Sure enough, Leon is a werewolf. As an adult, Leon (Oliver Reed) tries to control himself, but unfortunately can't.
This is another addition to Hammer's cool filmography. It shows Leon's inner torment, knowing what will happen every full moon. As for associating Spain with werewolves, that country of course produced actor Paul Naschy, who has made a career out of playing werewolves; Portland's own Movie Madness even has a section devoted to him.