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The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) was a Science Fiction - Horror Film directed by Terence Fisher and produced by Michael Carreras, Max Rosenberg, Anthony Nelson Keys and Anthony Hinds.

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THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN On Blu-ray From Warner Archive

By Dan Day, Jr. on Dec 21, 2020 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

Despite all the horrid things that happened in 2020, fans of Hammer Films couldn't complain about the many home video releases of the famed company's product. Shout Factory continued its Hammer series, and Mill Creek released a 20 film Blu-ray set of Hammer movies made for Columbia Pictures. The War... Read full article


THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN At The University Of Notre Dame's Browning Cinema

By Dan Day Jr. on Sep 26, 2018 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

This fall the University of Notre Dame is hosting a series called "Operation Frankenstein", in which a number of events will be helda to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley's famed novel. As part of the series, a number of Frankenstein films are being screened at the Browning Cinema, l... Read full article


Classic Films in Focus: THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957)

By Jennifer Garlen on Oct 26, 2012 From Virtual Virago

Although Mary Shelley's novel has been filmed many times, every adaptation of Frankenstein is unique, a point that The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) helps to prove. Director Terence Fisher's version of the Frankenstein story offers a different take than the iconic 1931 picture from James Whale; it br... Read full article


Classic Films in Focus: THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957)

By Jennifer Garlen on Oct 26, 2012 From Virtual Virago

Although Mary Shelley's novel has been filmed many times, every adaptation of Frankenstein is unique, a point that The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) helps to prove. Director Terence Fisher's version of the Frankenstein story offers a different take than the iconic 1931 picture from James Whale; it br... Read full article


Classic Films in Focus: THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957)

By Jennifer Garlen on Oct 26, 2012 From Virtual Virago

Although Mary Shelley's novel has been filmed many times, every adaptation of Frankenstein is unique, a point that The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) helps to prove. Director Terence Fisher's version of the Frankenstein story offers a different take than the iconic 1931 picture from James Whale; it br... Read full article


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For many years this held the distinction of being the most profitable film to be produced in England by a British studio.
Although they had both previously appeared in Hamlet and Moulin Rouge, Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing met on the set of this film for the first time. They would pass the time between shots by exchanging Looney Tunes phrases, and quickly developed a fast friendship, which lasted until Cushing's death in 1994.
This is not the first time Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee starred together. Lee had a small role in Laurence Olivier's Hamlet, in which Cushing played Osric. The two had also appeared in Moulin Rouge, though they shared no scenes.
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