The Curse of the Werewolf

The Curse of the Werewolf

Year: 1961

IMDb Rating: 6.5/10

Genres: Horror

Directors: Terence Fisher

Cast: Clifford Evans, Catherine Feller, Oliver Reed, Yvonne Romain, [1]

In the Eighteenth Century, in Spain, a beggar comes to the castle of a cruel marquee on his wedding day to beg for food, and the marque locks him in his dungeon, where he is forgotten. The mute daughter of the jailer feeds him along the years. When she grows-up, the widower marquee unsuccessfully tries to shag her and locks the servant in the dungeons with the beggar that rapes her. When she is released, she kills the marquee and flees to the forest. She is found living like an animal in the woods by Don Alfredo and he brings her home. Soon his servant Teresa finds that she is pregnant. When she gives birth to a boy on Christmas, she dies and the boy Leon is raised by Don Alfredo and Teresa. A few years later they learn the curse that the boy carries with him, and the local priest advises that he must be raised with love. What will happen to Leon?

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. The leading part of the werewolf was Oliver Reed's first starring role in a film. Composer Benjamin Frankel's score is notable for its use of twelve-tone serialism, rare in film music. It was the first werewolf film to be shot in Technicolor.

In eighteenth-century Spain, an adopted boy becomes a werewolf and terrorizes the inhabitants of his town.

🎞️ Watch on YouTube

🔗 View on Archive.org