The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
1961 · Feature film · 93 min · dir. Terence Fisher
HALF-MAN...HALF-WOLF...COMPELLED BY THE HIDEOUS CURSE OF HIS EVIL BIRTH TO DESTROY EVEN THOSE WHO LOVED HIM!
- Drama
- Fantasy
- werewolf film
Synopsis
The Curse of the Werewolf is a 1961 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Clifford Evans, Oliver Reed and Yvonne Romain. It was based on the novel The Werewolf of Paris by Guy Endore. It was produced by Anthony Hinds for Hammer Film Productions. Roy Ashton did Makeup, Les Bowie did Special Effects, Bernard Robinson was Production Designer and Thomas Goswell was the Art Director.
Synopsis from Wikipedia
Details
- Director
- Terence Fisher
- Writer
- Guy Endore
- Composer
- Benjamin Frankel
- Cinematography
- Arthur Grant
- Studio
- Hammer Film Productions
- Released
- 1961-05-01
- Running time
- 93 minutes
Cast & crew
Terence Fisher Director
John Gabriel
Francis de Wolff
Clifford Evans- Catherine Feller
Yvonne Romain
Peter Sallis
Anthony Dawson
Oliver Reed
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · The Opening Title Sequence · Count David · 2022-01-23
It's remarkable that the extreme close-up of the werewolf (in the opening titles) reveals that he is crying. It subtly sets the tone for the movie by telling us right at the beginning that this is a tragedy.
