The Curse of Frankenstein [Blu-ray]

Director: Terence Fisher Terence Fisher

Overview

Curse of Frankenstein was the "breakthrough" picture for the fabled Hammer Studios. Told in flashback, the story centers around Baron Victor Frankenstein (Peter Cushing), a dangerously arrogant scientist who takes it upon himself to play God. Using portions of dead bodies, Victor fashions a synthetic monster (Christopher Lee) with a bad attitude. In a radical departure from the Frankenstein canon, it is the imperious Victor who orchestrates the film's two murders by "borrowing" the brain of a learned professor, then leaving his next victim at the mercy of the monster. In 1958, the film spawned the sequel Revenge of Frankenstein.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/15/2020
UPC:	0883929729722
Original Release:	1957
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Archives
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:23:00
Sales rank:	14,709

Special Features

Disc One: Main Feature - NEW! Both 1.85:1 and 1.66:1 versions Restored and remastered from 4K scans! Includes feature-length audio commentary by screenwriter/film historian Steve Haberman and filmmaker/film historian Constantine Nasr Disc Two: HD Special Features - New! 1.37:1 "Open-Matte" version Restored and remastered from new 4K scans! NEW! The resurrection Men: Hammer, Frankenstein and the rebirth of the horror film NEW! Hideous Progeny: The Curse of Frankenstein and the English Gothic Tradition NEW! Torrents of Light: The Art of Jack Asher NEW! Diabolus in Musica: James Bernard and the sound of Hammer horror Theatrical trailer 1080p High Definition English SDH subtitles

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Peter Cushing	Baron Victor Frankenstein
Christopher Lee	Creature
Hazel Court	Elizabeth
Robert Urquhart	Paul
Valerie Gaunt	Justine
Noel Hood	Aunt Sophia
Marjorie Hume	Mother
Melvyn Hayes	Young Victor
Sally Walsh	Young Elizabeth
Paul Hardtmuth	Prof. Bernstein
Fred Johnson	Grandfather
Claude Kingston	Small Boy
Henry Caine	Schoolmaster
Michael Mulcaster	Werner
Patrick Troughton	Kurt
Joseph Behrmann	Fritz
Hugh Dempster	Burgomaster
Anne Blake	Burgomaster's Wife
Raymond Rollett	Father Felix
Alex Gallier	Priest
Ernest Jay	Undertaker
John Trevor-Davis	Uncle
Bartlett Mullins	Tramp
Eugene Leahy	Second Priest
Helen Ford	Ellen
Raymond Ray	un oncle
Andrew Leigh	Actor
Middleton Woods	Actor
Lindsay Hooper	Actor
James Bernard	Composer

Technical Credits

Jimmy Sangster

Mary Shelley

Terence Fisher	Director
Jimmy Sangster	Screenwriter
Anthony Hinds	Producer
Mary Shelley	Screenwriter
Michael Carreras	Executive Producer,Producer
Max Rosenberg	Producer
Les Bowie	Special Effects
Mike Sale	Sound Effects
Anthony Nelson Keys	Producer

Editorial Reviews

This was the film that brought the horror genre out of its long slump and put Hammer Films on the map. The studio dominated horror films for most of the next two decades, producing dozens of stylish costume Gothics, most of which were explicit variants on the Universal classics of yesteryear. Jack Asher's gorgeous Eastmancolor cinematography and lush sets disguise the low budget, and although Baron Frankenstein's internal struggle is not as complexly delineated as it would become in subsequent entries, Peter Cushing's performance remains a fascinating one. As the monster, Christopher Lee is relegated to stumbling around in tatty-looking Phil Leakey makeup and choking people while Cushing carries the film, but his pantomime skills give the creature a bit of personality regardless. Lee would get his chance in the spotlight the following year in director Terence Fisher's masterful Horror of Dracula, and would go on to become the king of '60s horror.

All Movie Guide - Robert Firsching