The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) now with 2025 Hammer Editions

[Akijama]

October 13, 2025:



The Curse of Frankenstein Blu-ray Hammer

The Curse of Frankenstein 4K Blu-ray Hammer LCE 4K + Blu-rays

The Curse of Frankenstein 4K Blu-ray Hammer (4K only)


Awesome news.Another great Hammer scheduled for October.



The Curse of Frankenstein Blu-ray Lionsgate 2012

[mattyl149]

Is this not being released by Studio Canal then? It's just that there is no mention of them in the info

[malcy30]

Originally Posted by mattyl149

Is this not being released by Studio Canal then? It's just that there is no mention of them in the info

They don't own the rights to this, Dracula or Mummy. Think Warner have Dracula. It was not just Studio Canal working on the restorations with Hammer, although Studio Canal were first to get some of their films released.

[Brett C]

Since all the features are carried over to the dvds, does that mean they are HD on the actual BD? Would be kinda pointless if they were not.

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by Brett C

Since all the features are carried over to the dvds, does that mean they are HD on the actual BD? Would be kinda pointless if they were not.

I don't think they are - only the two versions of the film are listed as HD. Still, including them on the Blu-ray is pointless, as you say, and makes me worry that the bitrate/file size will suffer as a result. Also, why bother squeezing Four Sided Triangle on the Blu-ray, when it's on the DVD as well?

[DetroitSquirreL]

must own this!!

[jrsl76]

I'll be buying this.

[Brett C]

Not sure I swallow the open frame original ratio bit. It would of been projected 1.66.1 in the UK and 185.1 in the US.
Besides there is an awful lot of extraneous headroom in the full frame of this film.

[Banned User]

Originally Posted by Brett C

Not sure I swallow the open frame original ratio bit. It would of been projected 1.66.1 in the UK and 185.1 in the US.
Besides there is an awful lot of extraneous headroom in the full frame of this film.

But if you can have both its great IMO. Better resolution and interesting to watch to boot.

Plus according to Hammer

Yes, it’s full frame, but matted just off the edges for sharp mask. We also always thought the film was intended for 1.66:1 exhibition till we reviewed the entire film (4k open gate scan of I/P) open matte in a screening room. It is crystal clear, upon viewing, that the film was intended to be screened at 1.37:1. The framing is perfectly composed throughout at full frame and there are zero production artefacts in the frame at any point. Although 1.66:1 had mostly became the widescreen standard by the end of the 50s, many films in that decade were still shot with the intention that they would be exhibited at the Academy ratio

The comments on the subject at their site is very interesting to read through
http://blog.hammerfilms.com/?p=135#comments

I do like that they will be releasing both versions. Especially since originally it was going to be academy only.

[malcy30]

Is this up for order yet ?

[Akijama]

Originally Posted by malcy30

Is this up for order yet ?

Yes.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Curse-of...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

[Brett C]

Originally Posted by Banned User

But if you can have both its great IMO. Better resolution and interesting to watch to boot.

Plus according to Hammer

The comments on the subject at their site is very interesting to read through
http://blog.hammerfilms.com/?p=135#comments

I do like that they will be releasing both versions. Especially since originally it was going to be academy only.

Yeah I find those some of the comments by Hammer a little off myself, but I do agree that its better to release both versions.

[Wes Blu-ray]

Due to the fact that this is now OOP on DVD in the UK...the price New or Used has rocketed up!!!!

Will definetely pick this Blu-ray up sometime.

[bigbadwoppet]

Originally Posted by Banned User

But if you can have both its great IMO. Better resolution and interesting to watch to boot.

Plus according to Hammer

The comments on the subject at their site is very interesting to read through
http://blog.hammerfilms.com/?p=135#comments

I do like that they will be releasing both versions. Especially since originally it was going to be academy only.

The comments from Hammer are not based on evidence but on opinion. The thing is all matted films look sort of fine opened up to 1.37:1, as more information is included, but that doesn't mean they were composed for that ratio.

[Galactus123]

So is this worth buying? Is the picture quality good enough? I have been thinking about getting Hammer horror movies on Blu-Ray. I have only seen Dracula.

[Aclea]

Unfortunately not really - the quality really is surprisingly poor. I'd wait until Warners get round to remastering it in the US (probably as a Warner Archive release) and import that version.

[CinemaScope]

Originally Posted by Aclea

Unfortunately not really - the quality really is surprisingly poor. I'd wait until Warners get round to remastering it in the US (probably as a Warner Archive release) and import that version.

Yup, a crap looking Frankenstein & a far too blue Dracula (although that one has plenty of fans). Warner, we're counting on you

[RICKBONDOO7]

Yes, come on Warner move your Ass !

[oddbox83]

This has superb extras though which you can pretty much be sure won't be on a Warner disc. Buy it for those, enjoy the film and just add to it if a better quality copy comes along.

[Killer Meteor]

I got a better picture out of Curse with my TV controls - increase the contrast, decrease the brightness, bump up the blue.


Sadly, there are three different aspect ratios on DVD - the 1.85:1 Warner release, and the 1.331 and 1.661 transfers on the UK BD. All of them are wrongly framed! Even the open matte 1.33:1 looks weirly zoomed it in the cemetery scene just after

[Show spoiler]Frankenstein kills the professor.

. i wonder if they zoomed into it to hide some possible empty space on the matte painting of the crypt, with the eagle on top.