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Curse of the Werewolf is a 1960 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher for Hammer Studios.

It stars Oliver Reed in his first starring role, Clifford Evans and Catherine Feller. It is loosely based on Guy Endore's novel The Werewolf of Paris, although the action is moved to 18th-century Spain. The memorable make-up is by Roy Ashton, and the score, generally thought to be the first film score based on Arnold Schoenberg's serialism, is by Benjamin Frankel.

This was Hammer Film Productions only film base on lycanthropy. It creates a few new myths about it including the birth of an unwanted child on Christmas Day creates the condition for the child to be come a werewolf unless rescued by love. The use of a silver bullet to destroy the werewolf is maintained.

Trivia

The film is based on Guy Endore's novel The Werewolf of Paris. The film is set in Spain because Hammer needed to use standing sets that were bulit for an abandoned film about the Spanish Inquisition.

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