The Curse of Frankenstein
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 spwaned the sequel Revenge of Frankenstein.
| Director: | Terence Fisher |
| Producer(s): | Anthony Hinds |
| Cast: | Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Valerie Gaunt, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart, Noel Hood |