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Quick Info

Rating

6.8/10

Release1957

Runtime1h 23m

StatusReleased

Budget$270,000

Revenue$8,000,000

Production

Hammer Film Productions

Movie

The Curse of Frankenstein

1957

1h 23m

6.8

Horror

Science Fiction

Synopsis

Baron Victor Frankenstein has discovered life's secret and unleashed a blood-curdling chain of events resulting from his creation: a cursed creature with a horrid face — and a tendency to kill.

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