The Curse of Frankenstein

1957 • 83 minutes

About this movie

The first in Hammer Productions' sanguinary series of Frankenstein epics finds Baron Victor Frankenstein in jail, attempting to convince his jailers that a monster he created was responsible for the crimes for which he is accused. Horror legends Peter Cushing ("Star Wars") and Christopher Lee team up as the Baron and the Monster.

Ratings and reviews

Buyer beware: This isn't a clean or remastered transfer. Considering the historical significance of this film I was expecting an awesome clear picture with deep, rich colors. This digital version fails to surpass the quality of my DVD. That all said, this is a masterpiece of brooding gothic horror. All horror fiends should own this movie and The Horror Of Dracula. I have been told that this is the first color horror film featuring red blood. That makes it proto-gore.

The film is set in a dark and gothic setting during the 19th Century. It’s a period piece that features some tremendous costume and set design. But also very decent gore effects for the fifties. They even had fire on a live person. The makeup is grotesque on Christopher Lee. He looked horrific as the Creature. Great job. The story is fantastic. Writer Jimmy Sangster had been writing crime stories before this production and it shows. This dramatic thriller features a great deal of deep character development. While we follow Frankenstein and his growing insanity while assembling his creature. A fresh take on the terrifying tale. The cast is another high point. Peter Cushing delivers an iconic performance as Frankenstein. His character is seen delving deeper and deeper into madness before meeting a most unfortunate demise. Overall The Curse of Frankenstein is a terrific movie that still entertains all of these years later. It’s an adaptation that takes it’s time with a compelling story.

It was very nice to see Frankenstein do his thing again LOL I like the iconic Frankenstein creature when it comes alive it had a different look but one that could definitely go down history as a good pose for Frankenstein also Christopher Lee