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THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF

1961 • GB HMDB
May 1, 1961

A child conceived by a mute servant girl transforms from an innocent youth to a killer beast at night with uncontrollable urges.

Directors

Terence Fisher Terence Fisher
Horror

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Cast

Clifford Evans as Don Alfredo Corledo

Clifford Evans

Don Alfredo Corledo

 Oliver Reed as Leon Corledo

Oliver Reed

Leon Corledo

 Yvonne Romain as Servant Girl

Yvonne Romain

Servant Girl

Catherine Feller

Cristina

 Anthony Dawson as The Marques Siniestro

Anthony Dawson

The Marques Siniestro

Josephine Llewellyn

The Marquesa

 Richard Wordsworth as The Beggar

Richard Wordsworth

The Beggar

Hira Talfrey

Teresa

Justin Walters

Young Leon

John Gabriel

The Priest

 Warren Mitchell as Pepe Valiente

Warren Mitchell

Pepe Valiente

 Anne Blake as Rosa Valiente

Anne Blake

Rosa Valiente

 George Woodbridge as Dominique

George Woodbridge

Dominique

 Michael Ripper as Old Soak

Michael Ripper

Old Soak

 Ewen Solon as Don Fernando

Ewen Solon

Don Fernando

 Peter Sallis as Don Enrique

Peter Sallis

Don Enrique

Martin Matthews

Jose

David Conville

Rico Gomez

 Denis Shaw as Gaoler

Denis Shaw

Gaoler

Charles Lamb

Chef

Crew
Production: Anthony Hinds (Producer) — Michael Carreras (Executive Producer)
Music: Benjamin Frankel (Original Music Composer)
Cinematography: Arthur Grant (Director of Photography)

REVIEWS (1)

Marco Castellini

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The film takes place in a small town in Spain: a young deaf-mute woman, raped by a prisoner, gives birth to a child who is adopted by a scholar; as he grows up, the young man is affected by lycanthropy and kills mercilessly during his terrible crises. After "Dracula" and "The Mummy", Fisher decides to tackle the myth of the Wolf Man by crafting a decent horror film enhanced by the excellent performance of the great Oliver Reed.

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