Legend of the Werewolf
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| Legend of the Werewolf | |
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 Promotional movie poster for the film |
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| Directed by | Freddie Francis |
| Produced by | Kevin Francis |
| Written by | Anthony Hinds |
| Starring | Peter Cushing Ron Moody Hugh Griffith Roy Castle |
| Music by | Harry Robertson |
| Cinematography | John Wilcox |
| Editing by | Henry Richardson |
| Distributed by | Fox-Rank (UK, theatrical) |
| Release date(s) | 1975 |
| Running time | 85 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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Legend of the Werewolf is a 1975 British horror film directed by Freddie Francis. It stars Peter Cushing.
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[edit] Plot summary
A boy that has been raised by wolves is displayed as a circus freak. Then he grows up, becomes a zookeeper and falls in love with a prostitute. His jealousy brings out his wolf side, changing him into a werewolf so that he can kill her clients.
[edit] Production
The screenplay for the film was written by Anthony Hinds under his pseudonym John Elder. Hinds was also the author of Hammer's 1961 film The Curse of the Werewolf, which was also based on the same novel, Guy Endore's The Werewolf of Paris.
[edit] Cast
- Peter Cushing as Professor Paul
- Ron Moody as Zookeeper
- Hugh Griffith as Maestro Pamponi
- Roy Castle as Photographer
- David Rintoul as Etoile
- Stefan Gryff as Max Gerard
- Lynn Dalby as Christine
- Renee Houston as Chou-Chou
- Marjorie Yates as Madame Tellier
- Norman Mitchell as Tiny
- David Bailie as Boulon
- Michael Ripper as Sewerman
- Patrick Holt as Dignitary
- John Harvey as Prefect
- Pamela Green as Anne-Marie (uncredited)
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