Christopher Lee is excellent as the mute monster, but this is Cushing's film all the way.
The Curse of Frankenstein
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United Kingdom · 1957
1h 23m
Director Terence Fisher
Starring Peter Cushing, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart, Christopher Lee
Genre Horror, Science Fiction
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Victor Frankenstein is a scientist wanting to reanimate a deceased body. With his extreme methods, Frankenstein assembles a hideous creature out of dead body parts and succeeds in bringing it to life. But the monster is not as obedient or docile as Frankenstein expected, and it runs amok, resulting in murder and mayhem.
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The New York Times by Bosley Crowther
This one should be cold-cuts for old-timers who remember Boris Karloff as the get of Frankenstein, but it may tittilate the blissful youngsters.
In its best scenes, it adds dynamism and British grit to a genre that had previously tried to get by on atmospherics and mood alone. It manages to be shocking without being especially frightening, and its virtues of performance and style remain striking.
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