Legend of the Werewolf (1975)

Directed by

Freddie Francis

Genre

horror film, monster film

Country

Australia, United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 27 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man is raised by wolves and later becomes a werewolf in 19th century Paris. A police pathologist investigates the murders and connects them to a circus worker.

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What happens

Legend of the Werewolf is a 1975 British horror film directed by Freddie Francis and starring Peter Cushing, Ron Moody, Hugh Griffith, Roy Castle and David Rintoul in his film debut. It is an uncredited adaptation of the Guy Endore novel The Werewolf of Paris, which screenwriter Anthony Hinds had previously adapted as The Curse of the Werewolf (1961). The film was produced by Tyburn Film Productions, a company founded by the director's son Kevin Francis. It was released in the United Kingdom by Fox-Rank in April 1975. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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