The Curse of the Werewolf
1961 · Movie · NR · 93 min · ★ 6.5 · 55% critics
Set in 18th-century Spain, a cursed child grows from an innocent youth into a killer beast at night with urges he can’t control. As he struggles to suppress the animal spirit, love and care become the only hope for keeping the curse at bay.
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Details
- Years
- 1961
- Release date
- 1961-05-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Critic score
- 55/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (176 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy classic Hammer-style werewolf tales with a tragic, plot-heavy origin and standout creature work; Not for you if you want werewolf action from the start or faster pacing like Frankenstein Created Woman.
Pros: moody Spanish setting; strong werewolf makeup; compelling lead performance | Cons: slow first half; limited monster time; sometimes uneven pacing
Themes
- rape
- spain
- based on novel or book
- full moon
- remake
- wolfman
- murder
- mute
- curse
- werewolf
- jail cell
- silver bullet
Cast & crew
Clifford Evans
as Don Alfredo Corledo
Oliver Reed
as Leon Corledo
Yvonne Romain
as Servant Girl
- CF
Catherine Feller
as Cristina
Anthony Dawson
as The Marques Siniestro
- JL
Josephine Llewellyn
as The Marquesa
Richard Wordsworth
as The Beggar
- HT
Hira Talfrey
as Teresa
- JW
Justin Walters
as Young Leon
- JG
John Gabriel
as The Priest
Directed by Terence Fisher