The Curse of Frankenstein 1957  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Terence Fisher
Cast: Peter Cushing, Robert Urquhart, Hazel Court, Christopher Lee, Valerie Gaunt, Noel Hood, Fred Johnson, Melvyn Hayes, Marjorie Hume, Sally Walsh, Paul Hardtmuth, Henry Caine, Claude Kingston, Alex Gallier, Michael Mulcaster
This is the first in Hammer Film's series of Frankenstein movies–and perhaps the best. Mary Shelley's story about man entering a new realm of science without first considering the consequences is told through Dr. Frankenstein's (Peter Cushing) creation of life from dead bodies that results in a creature (Christopher Lee). But, the creature's brain accidentally gets damaged during the resurrection, and the creature turns into a homicidal monster using townsfolk as its victims. This leads to a dramatic confrontation between the monster and Frankenstein.
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 Horror of Dracula 1958 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Terence Fisher
Cast: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling, Carol Marsh, John Van Eyssen, Miles Malleson, Charles Lloyd Pack, Valerie Gaunt, George Merritt
This is Christopher Lee's first performance as Count Dracula in what would lead to a series of Dracula films. In this rendition of Bram Stoker's tale, Dr. Van Helsing (Peter Cushing)–the nemesis of Count Dracula–is determined to uncover the truth.
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