The Curse of the Werewolf

Watch The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) online — a Hammer Film Productions horror directed by Terence Fisher. Oliver Reed plays the afflicted man; at 23 it was his first substantial screen role, and the performance — barely contained, always threatening to crack — made him a name.

The origins run grimmer than most werewolf setups: the creature's birth traces to a mute servant girl and a degraded beggar, and the child grows up loved by foster parents who manage to keep the animal dormant. Once the man is grown, the suppression fails. Fisher puts the weight on loss rather than shock — what the curse costs the people closest to him. Stream The Curse of the Werewolf on iFILM.