Legend of the Werewolf
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Legend of the Werewolf | |
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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.
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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 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