Legend of the Werewolf (1975)

Name: Legend of the Werewolf
Genre: Horror
Released: 1975-08-06

1h 25m

Running Time

Plot.

A travelling circus in 19th century France adopts and showcases a feral "wolf boy", who grows into adulthood only to kill the one-man band. He runs off to Paris, where he develops a jealous, overprotective crush on a prostitute, leading him to attack her client, incurring a pursuit by a determined police surgeon.

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Details.

Release Date
August 6, 1975

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 25m

Filming Locations
Pinewood Studios, United Kingdom

Genres
Horror

Last updated: 2025-01-22

This Movie Is About.

werewolf

Wiki.

Legend of the Werewolf is a 1975 British horror film directed by Freddie Francis and starring Peter Cushing, Ron Moody, Hugh Griffith, Roy Castle and David Rintoul in his film debut. It is an uncredited adaptation of the Guy Endore novel The Werewolf of Paris, which screenwriter Anthony Hinds had previously adapted as The Curse of the Werewolf (1961). The film was produced by Tyburn Film Productions, a company founded by the director's son Kevin Francis. It was released in the United Kingdom by Fox-Rank in April 1975.