
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Baron Victor Frankenstein was the archetypal aristocrat well-read cultured & arrogant Beyond the sophisticated veneer existed a cruel utterly unscrupulous man obsessed with ambition Determined to realise his greatest dream to create life he had assembled a creature from organs gathered from various unwilling donors The creature is successful brought to life but the instability of the brain damaged during surgery causes uncontrollable violent spasms that result in indiscriminate murder & it is the Baron to whom the blame is laid with fatal consequences The Curse of Frankenstein is a classic 1957 British horror film by Hammer Film Productions based on the novel Frankenstein (1816) by Mary Shelley It was Hammer&s first colour horror film & the first of their Frankenstein series Its worldwide success led to several sequels & the studio&s new versions of Dracula (1958) & The Mummy (1959) & established " Hammer Horror" as a distinctive brand of Gothic cinema The film was directed by Terence Fisher & starred Peter Cushing & Christopher Lee in two of their most iconic roles Actors Peter Cushing Hazel Court Robert Urquhart Christopher Lee & Melvyn Hayes Director Terence Fisher Certificate 12 years & over Year 1957 Languages English