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The Curse of Frankenstein

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Mystery | UK

Director: Terence Fisher

Legend | Thursday 21 March 2024 | 02:55

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Rating: 7.0/10

SYNOPSIS

An obsessive scientist is determined to create life, and builds a creature using parts taken from various corpses. He succeeds in animating the monster, but its brain is damaged in the process, driving it mad and causing it to embark on a killing spree. The first in Hammer's series of horror films inspired by Mary Shelley's novel, starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.

Actors

Writer: Jimmy Sangster, Mary Shelley

Producer: Michael Carreras, Anthony Hinds

RUNTIME: 82 min

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