Rotten Tomatoes® Score
50%
58%
In Theaters: June 7, 1961 (limited)
1h 31m | Horror
In Spain, Leon is born on Christmas day to a mute servant girl who was raped by a beggar. His mother dies giving birth and he is looked after by Don Alfredo. As a child Leon becomes a werewolf after having been taken hunting. As a young man, he works in a wine cellar and falls in love with the owner's daughter Cristina.
One full moon, he again turns into a werewolf and terrifies the town.
Director: | Terence Fisher |
Studio: | Universal Pictures |
Producer(s): | Anthony Hinds |
Cast: | Clifford Evans, Oliver Reed, Yvonne Romain, Catherine Feller, Anthony Dawson, Josephine Llewellyn, Hira Talfrey, Anne Blake, George Woodbridge |
Writer(s): | Anthony Hinds |