{"id":174093,"date":"2025-10-02T01:13:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T01:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/174093\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T01:13:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T01:13:08","slug":"the-curse-of-frankenstein-comes-alive-on-4k-uhd-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/174093\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The Curse of Frankenstein’ Comes Alive on 4K UHD This Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Curse of Frankenstein will be released on 4K Ultra HD<\/a> on October 13 via Warner Archive.<\/p>\n

Based on Mary Shelley\u2018s Frankenstein, the 1957 monster movie is the first in Hammer Films\u2019 seven Frankenstein films.<\/p>\n

Three versions of the film have been newly restored in 4K with HDR and Dolby Atmos audio: the US theatrical version in 1.85:1 ratio, the UK theatrical version in 1.66:1 ratio, and the UK theatrical version in open matte 1.37:1.<\/p>\n

Special features for the three-disc (two 4Ks and one Blu-ray) set include:<\/p>\n

New 4K restoration of three versions of the film:<\/p>\n

US theatrical version in 1.85:1 ratio
\nUK theatrical version in 1.66:1 ratio
\nUK theatrical version in 1.37:1 with side mattes \u2013 open matte<\/p>\n

HDR presentation
\nNew Dolby Atmos audio track, plus additional audio options
\nAudio commentary by film historians Kim Newman, Stephen Jones, and Barry Forshaw (new)
\nAudio commentary by film historians Heidi Honeycutt and Toby Roan (new)
\nAudio commentary by Hammer experts Marcus Hearn and Jonathan Rigby
\nAudio commentary by film historians Dr. Steve Haberman and Constantine Nasr
\nRecreating the Creature \u2013 Igor Studios\u2019 Lou Elsey and Academy Award winner Dave Elsey recreate Phil Leakey\u2019s iconic Creature make-up on actor James Swanton alongside comments from Phil via previously unheard audio interview and a new interview with Phil\u2019s son, Peter (new)
\nA Fitting Vocation\/Topped and Tailed \u2013 Professor Melanie Bell and the BFI\u2019s Jo Botting discuss wardrobe mistress Molly Arbuthnot and her work alongside contributions from actor Melvyn Hayes, who was costumed by Molly at Bray for his role as young Victor (new)
\nGood or Tuesday? \u2013 Writer\/actor Mark Gatiss, writer\/publisher Dick Klemensen, author Stephen Laws, screenwriter\/novelist Stephen Gallagher, screenwriter\/producer David Pirie, and writer\/publisher Wayne Kinsey discuss screenwriter Jimmy Sangster and the lasting impact of his work (new)
\nBeside the Seaside \u2013 Actor Madeline Smith visits Peter Cushing\u2019s beloved hometown of Whitstable in the company of Hammer expert Wayne Kinsey to learn more about the man behind the actor\u00a0(new)
\nA Gothic History of Frankenstein \u2013 Screenwriter and novelist Stephen Volk discusses Shelley\u2019s original novel, its adaptation to cinema and the legacy of Hammer\u2019s genre-defining 1957 film (new)
\nPainting with Fine Brushes \u2013 Audio interview with cinematographer Jack Asher (previously unreleased)
\nReviving The Curse of Frankenstein \u2013 A behind-the-scenes look at how the new 4K restoration was made (new)
\nFrankenstein Reborn \u2013 Making-of featurette with actor Melvyn Hayes, Hammer experts Denis Meikle and Jonathan Rigby, and James Bernard\u2019s biographer David Huckvale, along with archive footage of producer Michael Carreras and writer Jimmy Sangster
\nLife With Sir \u2013 A heartwarming portrait of Peter Cushing by his secretary and friend Joyce Broughton
\nThe Resurrection Men \u2013 Little Shoppe of Horrors magazine\u2019s Dick Klemensen explains the revolutionary nature of The Curse of Frankenstein and how it gave birth to a new type of horror
\nHideous Progeny \u2013 Christopher Frayling discusses the transgressive nature of the English gothic literary tradition and its monstrous offspring, gothic cinema
\nTorrents of Light: Cinematographer David J. Miller examines Jack Asher\u2019s artistry as a lighting cameraman on the Hammer gothics
\nDiabolus in Musica \u2013 Composer Christopher Drake reflects on the skill and talent of James Bernard and his ongoing influence as the sound of Hammer Horror
\nAlternative Eyeball Scene \u2013 Included uncut in the main feature, this alternative version of the eyeball scene shows how it was edited to appease the censors.
\nPromotional materials \u2013 Trailer materials were compiled (and restored where possible) as part of the 4K restoration process of the main feature
\n8mm cutdown version of the film that was commercially available in the 1960s
\nImage gallery<\/p>\n

Driven by obsession and defying the laws of nature, Baron Victor Frankenstein dares to reanimate the dead, creating not just life, but a monstrous force beyond his control. As his experiments spiral into madness, Frankenstein must confront the consequences of playing God in a world unprepared for the horrors he unleashes.<\/p>\n

Terence Fisher directs from a script by Jimmy Sangster, both of whom returned to reboot Dracula for Hammer with Horror of Dracula.<\/p>\n

Peter Cushing stars as Victor Frankenstein alongside Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart, and Christopher Lee as the Creature.<\/p>\n

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