The Curse of Frankenstein [Blu-ray] [1957]
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Features
Disc One: Main Feature -
NEW! Both 1.85:1 and 1.66:1 versions
Restored and remastered from 4K scans!
Includes feature-length audio commentary by screenwriter/film historian Steve Haberman and filmmaker/film historian Constantine Nasr
Disc Two: HD Special Features -
New! 1.37:1 "Open-Matte" version
Restored and remastered from new 4K scans!
NEW! The resurrection Men: Hammer, Frankenstein and the rebirth of the horror film
NEW! Hideous Progeny: The Curse of Frankenstein and the English Gothic Tradition
NEW! Torrents of Light: The Art of Jack Asher
NEW! Diabolus in Musica: James Bernard and the sound of Hammer horror
Theatrical trailer
1080p High Definition
English SDH subtitles
Director
- Terence Fisher
Writer
- Jimmy Sangster
Cast
- Peter CushingBaron Victor Frankenstein
- Christopher LeeThe Creature
- Hazel CourtElizabeth
- Robert UrquhartPaul Krempe
- Valerie GauntJustine
- Melvyn HayesYoung Victor
- Noel HoodAunt Sophia
- Marjorie HumeMother
- Paul HardtmuthProf. Bernstein
- Fred JohnsonGrandfather
- Claude KingstonLittle Boy
- Henry CaineSchoolmaster
- Michael MulcasterWarder
- Patrick TroughtonKurt
- Hugh DempsterBurgomaster
- Anne BlakeBurgomaster's Wife
- Raymond RollettFather Felix
- Alex GallierPriest
- Ernest JayUndertaker
- Bartlett MullinsTramp
- Eugene LeahySecond Priest
- Andrew LeighBurgomaster (Hermann)
- Middleton WoodsLecturer
Crew
- Anthony HindsProducer
- Max RosenbergProducer
- Jack AsherCinematographer
- James BernardComposer (Music Score)
- John HollingsworthMusical Direction/Supervision
- James NeedsEditor
- Bernard RobinsonProduction Designer
- Ted MarshallArt Director
- Anthony Nelson KeysAssociate Producer
- Michael CarrerasExecutive Producer
- Molly ArbuthnotCostume Designer
- Len HarrisCamera Operator
- Jack P. PierceMakeup
- Phil LeakeyMakeup
Details
- GenreHorror
- SubgenreCostume Horror,Creature Film,Gothic Film
- TitleThe Curse of Frankenstein
- Countries ProducedUnited Kingdom
- Duration83 minutes
- Year of Release1957
- Product TagsBlu-ray
- FormatBlu-ray
- Program TypeMovie
- Screen FormatEnhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
- Aspect Ratio1.37:1, 1.66:1
- LanguageEnglish
- StudioWarner Bros. Digital Distribution
Other
- Product NameThe Curse of Frankenstein [Blu-ray] [1957]
- UPC883929729722
Customer reviews
Rating 5 out of 5 stars with 6 reviews
(6 customer reviews)to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Hammer classic!
||Posted .Owned for 1 year when reviewed.A Hammer classic! You can’t go wrong with Lee and Cushing!
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Great first Hammer Frankenstein
||Posted .Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.Even though I was late in discovering them, I have a great affection for Hammer's take on the Universal monsters. If you think Christopher Lee only played Dracula and Peter Cushing only played Van Helsing, pick this up. Six sequels would follow over the next 20 years.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
great blu ray great bargain price
||Posted .great picture quality and sound . and i love the great special features . great bargain for the price
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
The curse of frankenstein
||Posted .Owned for 1 week when reviewed.Great hammer film the curse of frankenstein movie with Peter cushing and christopher lee love it
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Frankenstein film!
||Posted .Owned for 1 month when reviewed.Excellent edition of this classic Hammer film. One of the best versions of Frankenstein!
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
a great and different take on Frankenstein
Posted .This, the first film version of Mary Shelley's book to be filmed in color, brought Hammer Films to prominence the same way Steamboat Willie brought Disney to prominence. This follows Mary Shelley's book more closely than the 1931 version, and is impressive in its own right. The gore was a bit much for some in 1957 and is a bit eyebrow-raising today. The creature (played by Christopher Lee) doesn't even make his first appearance until halfway through the movie, which also may test the patience of some viewers, but that is also what makes this version unique. The action is seen (and told in flashback) through the eyes of Baron Frankenstein (chillingly played by Peter Cushing). We see how his obsession with creating new life not only proves harmful to everyone around him, but succeeds in destroying him.
This review is from The Curse of Frankenstein [DVD] [1957]
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