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Plot

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.
MPAA Rating:
Not Yet Rated
Genre(s):
Horror,Thriller
Run Time:
83min.
Theatrical Release Date:
12/04/2006
DVD Release Date:
10/01/2002
Director(s):
Terence Fisher
Starring:
Peter Cushing , Christopher Lee , Hazel Court , Robert Urquhart , Valerie Gaunt
Themes:
Experiments Gone Awry
Tone:
Atmospheric,Creepy,Disturbing,Eerie,Tense
Keywords:
Frankenstein,body-parts,brain-transplant,choking,corpse,experiment,human-body [anatomy],killing-spree,laboratory,mad-scientist,megalomania,monster,revenge,science-runs-amok,zombie
Language:
English