The Curse of FrankensteinwasLees first role with Hammer Film Productions and the companys first horror movie filmed in color.

After starring in one ofHammer’sbestDraculamovies, Lee and Cushing became an iconic horror duo.

Lee and Cushing starred in a total of 24 movies together, includingThe Curse of Frankensteinand Hammer Film’sDraculamovies.

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In the US,The Curse of Frankensteinwas a commercial success, butBritish critics deemed the movie too graphic.

While Lees performance as Frankensteins Monster introduced him as a horror actor, his role inDraculapropelled him to fame.

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Red collage of Christopher Lee as Dracula with Caroline Munro as Laura Bellows in Dracula A.D. 1972

Christopher Lee hissing as Count Dracula in The Satanic Rites of Dracula and Christopher Lee as Scaramanga) in James Bond adventure The Man with the Golden Gun

Christopher Lee as Frankenstein’s Monster emerging from the woods in Hammer’s The Curse of Frankenstein

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The Curse of Frankenstein

Christopher Lee