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    Curse of Frankenstein, The (1957)

    This was the classic that single-handedly revived traditional British Gothic and firmly placed the Hammer House of Horror on the global gore map.

    Peter Cushing is the demented Baron Frankenstein who yearns to resurrect the dead, while Christopher Lee plays the hideous creature who proves his mad theories correct.

    With its gruesome atmosphere, unflinching direction and outstanding design, this phenomenally successful film was the first colour version of Mary Shelley’s gallows fairy tale, setting a standard Hammer found hard to live up to.

    A direct sequel – The Revenge of Frankenstein – was released in 1958, starring Cushing and with Terence Fisher directing again.

    Baron Victor Frankenstein
    Peter Cushing
    The Creature
    Christopher Lee
    Elizabeth
    Hazel Court
    Paul Krempe
    Robert Urquhart
    Justine
    Valerie Gaunt
    Aunt Sophia
    Noel Hood
    Mother
    Majorie Hume
    Young Victor
    Melvyn Hayes
    Young Elizabeth
    Sally Walsh

    Director
    Terence Fisher

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