25.4.09

the curse of the werewolf (1961)

aka The Curse of Siniestro. The Wolfman.
A beggar asks for charity from a cruel Marques, for which he tormented, thrown in jail and forgotten, until more beast than man. Years pass and the jailers daughter takes over the task of feeding the wretch. For which she is re-payed by being raped by the Marques and then the by now madman. From this human cruelty is born Leon, a child who grows up tormented by an evil spirit.
A great Hammer, which dwells on the consequences of evil deeds. If cruelty was not enacted then little Leon would not have been cursed, and if Leon had been able to live a virtuous life he wouldn't have become evil. So a morality tale is acted out by one of the best feral actors there's been, Oliver Reed. How can you not enjoy that?

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