The Curse of Frankenstein
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The Curse of Frankenstein is a 1957 British Hammer Horror film that reimagines Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein story and helped launch Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing to international horror stardom.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Curse of Frankenstein canonical | 27 |
| The Curse of Frankenstein (1957 film) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T856835 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Curse of Frankenstein Context triple: [Christopher Lee, notableWork, The Curse of Frankenstein]
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A.
Son of Frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein is a 1939 Universal horror film that continues the Frankenstein saga, following the son of the original doctor as he revives the Monster with disastrous results.
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B.
Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein (1931) is a landmark American horror film directed by James Whale, starring Boris Karloff as the iconic monster, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential early sound-era horror movies.
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C.
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man is a classic science fiction novel by H. G. Wells about a scientist who discovers how to become invisible but descends into madness and violence as a result.
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D.
Franken
Franken is a culturally rich region in northern Bavaria, Germany, known for its historic towns, traditional festivals, and distinctive Franconian wine and beer.
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E.
The Island of Doctor Moreau
The Island of Doctor Moreau is a science fiction novel by H.G. Wells that explores themes of vivisection, morality, and the boundaries between humans and animals on a remote island ruled by a mad scientist.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Curse of Frankenstein Target entity description: The Curse of Frankenstein is a 1957 British Hammer Horror film that reimagines Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein story and helped launch Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing to international horror stardom.
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A.
Son of Frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein is a 1939 Universal horror film that continues the Frankenstein saga, following the son of the original doctor as he revives the Monster with disastrous results.
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B.
Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein (1931) is a landmark American horror film directed by James Whale, starring Boris Karloff as the iconic monster, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential early sound-era horror movies.
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C.
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man is a classic science fiction novel by H. G. Wells about a scientist who discovers how to become invisible but descends into madness and violence as a result.
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D.
Franken
Franken is a culturally rich region in northern Bavaria, Germany, known for its historic towns, traditional festivals, and distinctive Franconian wine and beer.
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E.
The Island of Doctor Moreau
The Island of Doctor Moreau is a science fiction novel by H.G. Wells that explores themes of vivisection, morality, and the boundaries between humans and animals on a remote island ruled by a mad scientist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British film
ⓘ
Hammer Horror film ⓘ film ⓘ horror film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Mary Shelley ⓘ |
| character |
Baron Victor Frankenstein
ⓘ
linked to:
Victor Frankenstein
Elizabeth ⓘ Paul Krempe ⓘ The Creature ⓘ
linked to:
the Creature
|
| cinematographyBy | Jack Asher ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Eastmancolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Terence Fisher ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros.
ⓘ
linked to:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. (UK) ⓘ
linked to:
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Warner Bros. Pictures (US) ⓘ
linked to:
Warner Bros. Pictures
|
| editedBy | James Needs ⓘ |
| era | 1950s British horror cinema ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Revenge of Frankenstein ⓘ |
| format | color ⓘ |
| franchise |
Hammer Frankenstein series
ⓘ
linked to:
Hammer Film Productions
|
| genre |
Gothic horror
ⓘ
horror ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
mad science
ⓘ
moral consequences of scientific experimentation ⓘ playing God ⓘ |
| musicBy | James Bernard ⓘ |
| notableFor |
establishing Hammer Horror’s Gothic style
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launching Christopher Lee to international horror stardom ⓘ launching Peter Cushing to international horror stardom ⓘ reimagining Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein story ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Christopher Lee as The Creature
ⓘ
linked to:
Christopher Lee
Peter Cushing as Baron Victor Frankenstein ⓘ
linked to:
Peter Cushing
|
| producer | Anthony Hinds ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Hammer Film Productions ⓘ |
| rating | X certificate (original UK release) ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2 May 1957 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 82 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Jimmy Sangster ⓘ |
| setting | 19th-century Europe ⓘ |
| starring |
Christopher Lee
ⓘ
Hazel Court ⓘ Peter Cushing ⓘ Robert Urquhart ⓘ |
| title | The Curse of Frankenstein ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Curse of Frankenstein Description of subject: The Curse of Frankenstein is a 1957 British Hammer Horror film that reimagines Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein story and helped launch Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing to international horror stardom.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Curse of Frankenstein
linked to: The Curse of Frankenstein