The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) • Discape

The creature created by man and forgotten by nature.

Originally conceived as a black-and-white quickie, perhaps even with Boris Karloff in the lead, the film, called The Curse of Frankenstein, rapidly grew in scope as the pronounced antipathy of Universal inspired Hammer to strike out in an entirely new, and startling, direction. … The [film begins innocuously] — as tweely — as any other British costume drama of the period, but only because Fisher is biding his time before unleashing some major surprises. … The second half of the film is devoted [to a series] of gruelling scenes which determined the whole style for what would become known as ‘Hammer horror’ and which retain their rough-hewn power today. … Terence Fisher’s modest and unpretentious Frankenstein picture found itself in the curious position of having revitalized, redefined and revolutionalised horror movies around the world.

Jonathan Rigby, English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema 1897-2015 (Signum Books, 2015)

Selected disc options for The Curse of Frankenstein

Extras	Warner BD-A/US 2020	Icon BD-B/UK/OOP 2012	Warner DVD-1/US/OOP 2002
Audio Commentary by Dr. Steve Haberman and Constantine Nasr	has extra
Audio Commentary by Marcus Hearn and Jonathan Rigby		has extra
Frankenstein Reborn: The Making of a Hammer Classic (32:53)		has extra
Diabolus in Musica: James Bernard and the Sound of Hammer Horror - With Christopher Drake (17:05)	has extra
Hideous Progeny: “The Curse of Frankenstein” and the English Gothic Tradition - With Christopher Frayling (22:49)	has extra
The Resurrection Men: Hammer, Frankenstein and the Rebirth of the Horror Film - With Richard Klemensen (21:51)	has extra
Torrents of Light: The Art of Jack Asher - With David J. Miller (15:14)	has extra
Life with Sir - Interview with Joyce Broughton (Secretary of Actor Peter Cushing) (12:04)		has extra
“The World of Hammer: The Curse of Frankenstein” (TV Episode, 1994, 24:54)		has extra
Stills Gallery (7:52)		has extra
“Hammer Creates a Monster” (6 Screens)			has extra
Theatrical Trailer (2:19)	has extra		has extra
“Tales of Frankenstein” (TV Pilot, 1958, 27:26)		has extra
“The Creator’s Spark: Hammer’s Frankenstein Begins” - Essay by Hammer Archivist Robert J.E. Simpson (PDF)		has extra
Bonus Film: Four Sided Triangle (1953, 77:59, 576i)		has extra

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Icon’s Blu-ray is also available without the DVDs, which has the PDF.
Warner’s DVD is also available in the “TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Hammer Horror” and “Horror Classics Collection” box sets.

Frankenstein Reborn: The Making of a Hammer Classic (32:53)
Diabolus in Musica: James Bernard and the Sound of Hammer Horror (17:05)
Hideous Progeny: “The Curse of Frankenstein” and the English Gothic Tradition (22:49)
The Resurrection Men: Hammer, Frankenstein and the Rebirth of the Horror Film (21:51)
Torrents of Light: The Art of Jack Asher (15:14)
Life with Sir (12:04)
“The World of Hammer: The Curse of Frankenstein” (TV Episode, 1994, 24:54)
“Tales of Frankenstein” (TV Pilot, 1958, 27:26)

Presentation	Warner BD 2020 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 33.39 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 Length:1:23:11.027 File size: 23.28 GiB File 2 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 33.38 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.66:1 Length:1:23:11.027 File size: 23.28 GiB File 3 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 34.72 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.37:1 Length:1:23:35.051 File size: 22.21 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1780 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit Subtitles English SDH
Presentation	Icon BD 2012 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p24 Overall bit rate: 20.00 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.67:1 Length:1:23:11.710 File size: 12.65 GiB File 2 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p24 Overall bit rate: 19.99 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.37:1 Length:1:23:11.710 File size: 12.65 GiB Audio File 1 Language: English LPCM 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1536 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Subtitles English SDH
Extras	Audio Commentary by Dr. Steve Haberman and Constantine Nasr Warner BD
	Audio Commentary by Marcus Hearn and Jonathan Rigby Icon BD
	Frankenstein Reborn: The Making of a Hammer Classic (32:53, 576i) Icon BD
	Diabolus in Musica: James Bernard and the Sound of Hammer Horror - With Christopher Drake (17:05, 1080p) Warner BD
	Hideous Progeny: “The Curse of Frankenstein” and the English Gothic Tradition - With Christopher Frayling (22:49, 1080p) Warner BD
	The Resurrection Men: Hammer, Frankenstein and the Rebirth of the Horror Film - With Richard Klemensen (21:51, 1080p) Warner BD
	Torrents of Light: The Art of Jack Asher - With David J. Miller (15:14, 1080p) Warner BD
	Life with Sir - Interview with Joyce Broughton (Secretary of Actor Peter Cushing) (12:04, 576i) Icon BD
	“The World of Hammer: The Curse of Frankenstein” (TV Episode, 1994, 24:54, 576i) Icon BD
	Stills Gallery (7:52, 576i) Icon BD
	“Hammer Creates a Monster” (6 Screens) Warner DVD
	Theatrical Trailer (2:19, 1080p) Warner BD
	“Tales of Frankenstein” (TV Pilot, 1958, 27:26, 576i) Icon BD
	“The Creator’s Spark: Hammer’s Frankenstein Begins” - Essay by Hammer Archivist Robert J.E. Simpson (PDF) Icon BD