The Curse of Frankenstein

Name: The Curse of Frankenstein
Released: 1957-5-2
Cast: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart, Valarie Gaunt

PG
1h 23m
1957

81%

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Facing death while on trial for a series of murders he did not commit, Baron Victor Frankenstein tries in vain to convince his jailers that the crimes were not his but those of a strange half-human creature he created in his own secret laboratory.

Director:

Terence Fisher

Producer:

Anthony Hinds, Michael Carreras

Writer:

James Sangster

Cast:

Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart, Valarie Gaunt

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

81%

Reviews

New York Daily News

Seraphina Alaimo

For the new film generation, some minor chills are offered in this well-done production.

More explicit in its bloodletting than past horror yarns, with the use of color paving the way for a fresh new look to the established creature features.

Director Terence Fisher creates an indelible gothic atmosphere, lighting the film for black and white but shooting in color, creating haunting elongated shadows that contrast beautifully with the vibrant Eastmancolour cinematography.

Unaccountably a box-office sensation, this plodding and distasteful horror melodrama from Britain has only a few really eerie moments.

An excellent photography of Jack Asher, and also a concise montage of James Needs, which exemplifies Fisher's synthetic character, creating a kind of tension and surprising visual emotion. [Full Review in Spanish]

August 28, 2019

FULL REVIEW