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The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) was a Drama - Horror Film directed by Terence Fisher and produced by Michael Carreras, Anthony Nelson Keys and Anthony Hinds.

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THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF On Blu-ray From Shout Factory

By Dan Day, Jr. on Apr 29, 2020 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

Another Hammer horror classic gets the Shout Factory deluxe Blu-ray treatment--THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF. This film was the only time Hammer ever dealt with the subject of lycanthropy. It had a very complicated pre- and post-production history, which is discussed in the extras on this disc. It also... Read full article


The Curse of the Werewolf (1961, Terence Fisher)

By Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 25, 2017 From The Stop Button

The Curse of the Werewolf has an absurd epic structure. Clifford Evans narrates; he eventually comes into the film, which means there?s no way he?d know about events he didn?t witness except everything does apparently take place in the same Spanish town. First is the story of a beggar, played by Ric... Read full article


The Curse of the Werewolf

By Beatrice on Apr 15, 2017 From Flickers in Time

The Curse of the Werewolf Directed by Terrence Fisher Written by Anthony Hinds from a novel by Guy Endore 1961/UK Hammer Films First viewing/Amazon Instant Hammer’s take on the 1940 Universal classic is less a remake than a vivid reimagining. The story has been moved from England to?perha... Read full article


Classics Revisited: The Curse of the Werewolf

By Barry P. on Jul 31, 2015 From Cinematic Catharsis

(1961) Directed by Terence Fisher; Written by John Elder (aka: Anthony Hinds); Based on the novel The Werewolf of Paris, by Guy Endore; Starring: Oliver Reed, Clifford Evans, Yvonne Romain, Catherine Feller and Anthony Dawson; Available on DVD Rating ****½ “A werewolf is a b... Read full article


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In an interview, Richard Wordsworth stated that in the original screenplay his beggar character was a werewolf. Hammer told him that the censor had problems with the notion of a werewolf/rapist, so out it went.
Makeup-artist Roy Ashton based his makeup for this film on Jack P. Pierce's makeup for The Wolf Man.
Over five minutes were cut by the censor for the British release and even more for the American version.
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