Legend of the Werewolf

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Legend of the Werewolf
Promotional movie poster for the film
Directed by	Freddie Francis
Produced by	Kevin Francis
Written by	Anthony Hinds
Starring	Peter Cushing Ron Moody Hugh Griffith
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	UK
Language	English
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Legend of the Werewolf is a 1975 film directed by Freddie Francis. It stars Peter Cushing.

Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Production 3 Cast 4 Credits 5 External links

[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 wolfman 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 1960 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
• Ron Moody
• Hugh Griffith
• Lynn Dalby
• David Rintoul
• Roy Castle
• Stefan Gryff
• Renee Houston
• Marjorie Yates
• Norman Mitchell

[edit] Credits

Directed by Freddie Francis Produced by Kevin Francis Screenplay by John Elder, based on the novel The Werewolf of Paris by Guy Endore (uncredited) Cinematography by John Wilcox Make-up by Graham Freeborn

[edit] External links

• Legend of the Werewolf at the Internet Movie Database