The Curse of Frankenstein is a 1957 British science fiction horror film produced by Hammer Film Productions, loosely based on the 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary W. Shelley.
Theatrical release poster
Christopher Lee as the creature.
Advertisement from 1957 for The Curse of Frankenstein and co-feature, X the Unknown.
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee was an English actor and singer. In a career spanning over 60 years, he became known as an actor with tremendous screen presence and a deep and commanding voice, wh
The Curse of Frankenstein
…being sentenced to death, recounts the story of his attempt at creating the perfect human, only to create a violent creature. It stars Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee as Frankenstein and the Creature, respectively, with Hazel Court and Robert Urquhart in supporting roles. The film's worldwide success led to several…
Lee as the title character in Dracula (1958). He fixed the image of the fanged vampire in popular culture.
Lee and his close friend Peter Cushing in Horror Express (1972). They starred in twenty-two films together.
Lee at Festival des Passions in Aubagne, France, in September 1996
Lee at Forbidden Planet, New Oxford Street, London, signing The Two Towers