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The Curse of Frankenstein | 
| Director: Terence Fisher
Actors: Peter Cushing, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart, Christopher Lee, Melvyn Hayes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 16581
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 82 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.6 x 0.5
MPN: WARD11066D
ISBN: 0790768062
UPC: 085391106623
EAN: 9780790768069
ASIN: B00006G8JZ
Theatrical Release Date: June 25, 1957
Release Date: October 1, 2002
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Condition: dvd has some scuffs, case has slight wear.
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Britain's Hammer Studios had been making films for decades before they suddenly redefined themselves with this lurid remake of the Universal Studios horror classic. Prohibited by Universal from copying their blocky makeup (and their script, for that matter), Hammer returned to Mary Shelley's novel for inspiration, and then went in its own direction. Peter Cushing plays Dr. Frankenstein as the rational scientist turned cold-blooded criminal in his campaign to discover the secret of life, committing murder to further his ends, or to remove an inconvenient mistress. Christopher Lee is the pitiable creature, a terrified behemoth more innocent newborn than malevolent monster. His pale, pallid, grotesquely scarred face was so thickly applied that he emotes almost exclusively with his eyes and his awkward, stumbling gestures. The not-so-good Dr. Frankenstein is the true monster, a ruthless scientist whose rejection of superstition extends to all moral considerations. Shot in blood-red color by Hammer stalwart Terence Fisher, the stylish, often salacious film became Hammer's biggest success to date, made horror stars out of the classically trained Cushing and Lee, and transformed the B studio into the Hammer we know and love today: the house that dripped blood. The Horror of Dracula immediately followed, reuniting the winning team of Cushing and Lee, and Cushing returned in four of six Frankenstein sequels. --Sean Axmaker
Product Description
Victor frankenstein builds a creature and brings it to life. But his creature behaves not as he intended. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 02/14/2006 Starring: Peter Cushing Hazel Court Run time: 83 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Terence Fisher
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I like it better than Hammer's Dracula December 26, 2008
NoWireHangers (Sweden)
The first of Hammer's monster movies, this one is less known today than Horror of Dracula. Both star Peter Cushing (here as Baron Frankenstein) and Christopher Lee (as the creature). Personally I like this one better than Dracula. Peter Cushing is given more opportunity to shine in this role than he got as Van Helsing, and the Jimmy Sangster's script is well written and character driven. There are many great scenes between Viktor Frankenstein and his mentor, Paul. And Christopher Lee is a good creature, very different from that of Karloff. Recommended for all horror fans.
 Total Pleasure December 16, 2008
C. V. Melton (illinois)
These Hammer horror gems are a must for anyone seeking to be entertained by great actors. Peter Cushing was in a class by himself when it came to self-parody and cockiness.
BLOOD,GUTS AND CLEAVAGE...YES, IT'S HAMMER TIME AGAIN! November 16, 2007
! MR. KNOW IT ALL ;-b (TRI STATE AREA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have always been a classic Universal horror films fan and was never that big a fan of the Hammer interpretations. This was because of my loyal devotion to the original classic Universal films. If you compare the Hammer films to the true classic Universal films then I would say they pale by comparison. Unfortunately the classic films were replaced with some rather cheaply made quickies in the 40's and 50's. Even though these cheaper films may hold fond memories for those who grew up with them, it is easy to see that these Hammer films were a much needed improvement. The biggest factor was they were shot in glorious color! I know...I know....Color? I love the old black and Whites as they have an unsurpassed creepiness. Now that so much time has gone by, I thought I would give Hammer another try. What better place to start than with Hammer's breakthrough film "The Curse Of Frankenstein"! This film showed nowhere near the blood I remembered as a kid. I know that this is not the case in the next installments and later Hammer films, which show blood, guts and ......CLEAVAGE! OH Yes, we were not going to be getting any of that back in the 30's LOL! The film is very good, but the story strays worse than the original Karloff Frankenstein from the book. The make-up pales in comparison to Jack Pierce's genius work, but it does show some style and is frightful! Over all this is a very good horror film with great actors, sets and a restored passion to a dying genre...at the time. The DVD transfer looks very good but has minimal extras.....too bad!
Five stars for horror fans October 18, 2007
Patrick W. Crabtree (Lucasville, OH USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the 1957 Hammer Film which launched the super team of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, albeit, since Lee plays the monster in this one we have to wait for a subsequent film to see his handsome face.
This flick turned the genre in a positive direction with superior sets, nice color saturation, superb cinematography, more believeable script, and no hokeyness. It also seems to be a Hammer Hallmark to include one or two beautiful and buxom women in each of these Cushing/Lee films.
We begin with Baron Frankenstein (Cushing) relating his tale in retrospect to a priest from a prison cell in which he has been incarcerated.
Baron Frankenstein creates his monster from "superior parts" but his somehwat unwilling assistant accidentally damages the perfectly good super-brain (of a renowned professor who the Barons snuffs) in a scuffle. The Baron installs the flawed brain anyway with not so great results -- the monster is a mad killer, strangling an old blind man.
The assistant shoots the monster but the Baron simply gives him an overhaul and the next thing you know, the monster is at it again after pulling his chain loose from the wall.
The sub-plot is that the Baron is having an affair with the housemaid but is betrothed to his beautiful red-headed cousin. When the maid turns up the heat out of jealously and threatens to tell what she knows, the Baron puts his monster to work to allieviate the stress in his life.
I'll leave it there but you can bet your head that this is a great film, well worth watching.
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