The Curse of Frankenstein

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The Curse of Frankenstein is a 1957 British Hammer Horror film that reimagines Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein story and helped launch Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing to international horror stardom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British film
Hammer Horror film
film
horror film
basedOn Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
basedOnAuthor Mary Shelley
character Victor Frankenstein
surface form: Baron Victor Frankenstein

Elizabeth
Paul Krempe
the Creature
surface form: The Creature
cinematographyBy Jack Asher
colorProcess Eastmancolor
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Terence Fisher
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Entertainment
surface form: Warner Bros. (UK)

Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros. Pictures (US)
editedBy James Needs
era 1950s British horror cinema
followedBy The Revenge of Frankenstein
format color
franchise Hammer Film Productions
surface form: Hammer Frankenstein series
genre Gothic horror
horror
hasTheme mad science
moral consequences of scientific experimentation
playing God
musicBy James Bernard
notableFor establishing Hammer Horror’s Gothic style
launching Christopher Lee to international horror stardom
launching Peter Cushing to international horror stardom
reimagining Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein story
originalLanguage English
portrays Christopher Lee
surface form: Christopher Lee as The Creature

Peter Cushing
surface form: Peter Cushing as Baron Victor Frankenstein
producer Anthony Hinds
productionCompany Hammer Film Productions
rating X certificate (original UK release)
releaseDate 2 May 1957
releaseYear 1957
runtimeMinutes 82
screenwriter Jimmy Sangster
setting 19th-century Europe
starring Christopher Lee
Hazel Court
Peter Cushing
Robert Urquhart
title The Curse of Frankenstein self-link

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Christopher Lee notableWork The Curse of Frankenstein
The Curse of Frankenstein title The Curse of Frankenstein self-link
Hammer Film Productions notableWork The Curse of Frankenstein
Peter Cushing appearedIn The Curse of Frankenstein
this entity surface form: The Curse of Frankenstein (1957 film)
Jack Asher notableWork The Curse of Frankenstein
Jack Asher workedOn The Curse of Frankenstein
Hazel Court notableWork The Curse of Frankenstein
Erwin Hillier notableWork The Curse of Frankenstein
Terence Fisher directed The Curse of Frankenstein
Terence Fisher notableWork The Curse of Frankenstein
Michael Carreras notableWork The Curse of Frankenstein
Bray Studios notableWorkProduced The Curse of Frankenstein
Robert Urquhart notableWork The Curse of Frankenstein