

The Curse of Frankenstein
The creature created by man and forgotten by nature!
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.
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6.8/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $270K
- Box office
- $8M
- Language
- English
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- murder
- decapitation
- reanimation
- severed head
- creature
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR25 Jun 1957
- PhysicalNRVHS23 Nov 1989
United KingdomGB
- Premiere12London2 May 1957
- Theatrical20 May 1957
FranceFR
- Theatrical29 Nov 1957
GermanyDE
- Physical1628 Jan 2022
ItalyIT
- Theatrical1 Jan 1958
JapanJP
- Theatrical13 Jul 1957
SpainES
- Theatrical9 Jun 1958
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The Curse of Frankenstein was released on 20 May 1957.
Audience reviews
4- T9/10
talisencrw
5/20/2016
This 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. Though the filmmakers were forced to use other makeup rather than that copyrighted by Universal Studios in James Whale's masterpiece, that isn't problematic in the slightest…
- J8/10
John Chard
10/16/2019
Even 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 Sangster and stars Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court & Robert Urquhart. Jack Asher is the cinematographer and James Bernard scores the music. The first Hammer f…
- J7/10
JPV852
12/7/2020
Entertaining 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 Lee as the "Creature". **3.5/5**
- W7/10
Wuchak
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 perspective with Hammer’s renowned lush colors. Speaking of Universal, the studio threatened a lawsuit if Hammer copied any elements from their classic version. This helped preve…
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