The Curse of Frankenstein
“The creature created by man and forgotten by nature!”
Baron Victor Frankenstein has discovered life's secret and unleashed a blood-curdling chain of events resulting from his creation: a cursed creature with a horrid face — and a tendency to kill.
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Part of Frankenstein (Hammer) Collection
7 films
Cast
18 people
Peter Cushing
Baron Victor Frankenstein
Known for
Star Wars
Dracula
Ann Blake
Wife
Hazel Court
Elizabeth
Known for
The Masque of the Red Death
The Premature Burial
Robert Urquhart
Paul Krempe
Known for
Murder at the Gallop
Dunkirk
Christopher Lee
The Creature
Known for
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Melvyn Hayes
Young Victor
Known for
Santa Claus: The Movie
The Flesh and the Fiends
Valerie Gaunt
Justine
Known for
Dracula
Paul Hardtmuth
Prof. Bernstein
Also in
Doctor Blood's Coffin
Timeslip
Noel Hood
Aunt
Known for
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Two-Way Stretch
Fred Johnson
Grandpa
Known for
The Brides of Dracula
Taste of Fear
Claude Kingston
Little Boy
Also in
Count Five and Die
Kill Me Tomorrow
Alex Gallier
Priest
Also in
Death Was a Passenger
The Runaway
Terence Fisher Director · Jimmy Sangster Screenplay Mary Shelley Author
Worldwide gross $8M · Budget $270K · United States release June 25, 1957
Box office
Budget
$270,000
Worldwide gross
$8,000,000
Gross vs. budget
29.6×
Production
Hammer Film Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · May 2, 1957
Premiere · London
United Kingdom · May 20, 1957
Theatrical
United States · June 25, 1957
Theatrical
United States · November 23, 1989
Physical · VHS
France
November 29, 1957 · Theatrical
Germany
January 28, 2022 · Physical
Italy
January 1, 1958 · Theatrical
Japan
July 13, 1957 · Theatrical
Spain
June 9, 1958 · Theatrical
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