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 Flag of the United Kingdom 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.

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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.

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