The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) (4K + Blu-ray Collector’s Limited Edition) (Hammer Films) [UK]

[paulboland]

Release date: October 13, 2025
Purchase links: Hammer Films - Amazon UK - Zavvi - HMV (Pre order will be live on Friday August 29th at around 12PM UK time)
Price: £60.00 (Hammer Films) - £59.99 (Amazon - Zavvi - HMV)
Notes: Disc 6 is Exclusive to the Collector's Limited Edition



Hammer Films UK Store for this release is UK location.
On hammer films you need set to region flag at bottom of website to United Kingdom GBP £ to get a order done
If you have location flag set to other country on website page you will see This product is not available in your territory

I don't know if hammer film uk store will honor orders done with a delivery address that's based outside UK when setting website to UK that will only be known closer to release date

This release is a UK release only. US and ROW release available from The Warner Archive Collection.

Spoiler

 

[Lord Vader]

Oh man hope we get a big snazzy box edition for this! Can't wait for the reveal!!

 

[paulboland]

Oh man hope we get a big snazzy box edition for this! Can't wait for the reveal!!

The release date is not known yet

The film is getting a 4K cinema screening in some select cinemas in UK/Ireland from October 2nd

This Friday upcoming announcement by Hammer Films might be this or a different Frankenstein film but curse will eventually be getting a 4K UHD release

Hammer Films Facebook tease today is in regards to Frankenstein

1.2K views · 770 reactions | This time tomorrow. All will be revealed. | Hammer Films

This time tomorrow. All will be revealed.

www.facebook.com

 

[paulboland]

This limited collector's edition comprises:

• Six discs in a stylish digipak: two UHDs and four Blu-rays, with the film and new special features content duplicated on both UHD and Blu-ray.
• Disc six is only featured in the Limited Collector's Edition and will not be available in the retail versions of this film.
• The Curse of Frankenstein is available in the three aspect ratios: widescreen 1.66:1 UK Theatrical, fullscreen 1.37:1 As-Filmed and widescreen 1.85:1 US Theatrical
• Brand-new 5.1 mix for all three iterations alongside the original mono film soundtrack.
• English, French, Italian, Spanish and German subtitles on all versions of the film.
• Packaged in a high-end, leather-feel slipcase with debossed red and green foil titling.
• Rigid inner box featuring new artwork by fan favourite artist Greg Staples.
• Double-sided poster of original one-sheets.
• Eight art cards featuring facsimiles of the original UK cinema lobby cards.
• 168-page booklet featuring new and reprint articles.
• 68-page comic featuring a reprint of the comic strip from legendary 1970s magazine The House of Hammer.

2 UHD Discs /4 Blu-ray Discs
See note below in regards to Disc 6

Extras on Discs 1-5

• Commentary with author and critic Kim Newman, horror anthologist and writer Stephen Jones and Barry Forshaw, author of British Gothic Cinema.
• Commentary with Heidi Honeycutt, writer, filmmaker and film programmer, and cult movie expert Toby Roan.
• Archive commentary with Hammer experts Marcus Hearn and Jonathan Rigby.
• Archive commentary with writer/producer Dr Steve Haberman and film-maker and film historian Constantine Nasr.
• Recreating the Creature: Phil Leakey’s Creature make-up is the stuff of legend and an inspiration to generations of budding make-up artists. Academy Award-winner Dave Elsey, from make-up/FX wizards Igor Studios, creates his version of this iconic make-up on actor James Swanton alongside comments from Phil himself courtesy of a previously unheard audio interview and a newly-recorded interview with Phil’s son Peter.
• A Fitting Vocation/Topped and Tailed: A two-part programme that looks at Molly Arbuthnot’s contribution to Hammer’s gothics, which is often overlooked but cannot be underestimated. Professor Melanie Bell and the bfi’s Jo Botting discuss Molly and her work alongside contributions from actor Melvyn Hayes, who was costumed by Molly at Bray for his role as young Victor.
• Good or Tuesday?: Jimmy Sangster rose through the production ranks at Hammer to become one of their key creatives and an influence on many who followed. Writer/actor Mark Gatiss, writer/publisher Dick Klemensen, author Stephen Laws, screenwriter/novelist Stephen Gallagher, screenwriter/producer David Pirie and writer/publisher Wayne Kinsey discuss the man and the impact of his work.
• Painting with Fine Brushes: Little Shoppe of Horrors’ Dick Klemensen introduces this previously unheard audio interview with cinematographer Jack Asher, who gives a personal insight into one of his best-known works.
• Beside the Seaside: Actor Madeline Smith visits Peter Cushing’s beloved home town of Whitstable in the company of Hammer expert Wayne Kinsey, to learn more about the man behind the actor.
• A Gothic History of Frankenstein: Scriptwriter and novelist Stephen Volk discusses Shelley’s original novel, its adaptation to cinema and the legacy of Hammer’s genre-defining 1957 film.
• Reviving The Curse of Frankenstein: A look behind-the-scenes at how the new 4K restoration of The Curse of Frankenstein was made.
• Hammer Horror for Hugh Harlow: In this brief archive interview, 3rd assistant director Hugh Harlow reflects on Cushing, Lee and his time working on The Curse of Frankenstein.
• Jimmy Sangster 1997 Interview: Manchester’s Festival of Fantastic Films interview with writer Jimmy Sangster from 1997.
• Frankenstein Reborn: Archive featurette that looks at the making of this iconic film with actor Melvyn Hayes, Hammer experts Denis Meikle and Jonathan Rigby and James Bernard's biographer David Huckvale. Also includes archive footage of Michael Carreras and Jimmy Sangster.
• Life With Sir: Archive featurette that gives a gentle and heartwarming portrait of Peter Cushing by Joyce Broughton, his secretary and friend.
• The Resurrection Men: Archive featurette where Little Shoppe of Horrors' Dick Klemensen explains the revolutionary nature of The Curse of Frankenstein and how it gave birth to a new type of horror.
• Hideous Progeny: Archive featurette where Christopher Frayling discusses the transgressive nature of the English gothic literary tradition and its monstrous offspring, gothic cinema.
• Torrents of Light: Archive featurette where cinematographer David J. Miller examines Jack Asher's artistry as a lighting cameraman on the Hammer gothics.
• Diabolus in Musica: Archive featurette where composer Christopher Drake reflects on the skill and talent of James Bernard and his ongoing influence as the sound of Hammer Horror.
• Alternative Eyeball Scene: The alternative, censored version of the eyeball scene, as featured by Warners Bros. in the US theatrical version.
• Promotional materials: Trailer materials were compiled (and restored where possible) as part of the 4K restoration process of the main feature. Also featured is one of the 8mm cutdown versions of the film that were commercially available in the 1960s.
• Image Gallery: An image gallery, including behind-the-scenes shots, alongside tracks from James Bernard’s iconic score.

Disc 6 Blu-ray is Exclusive to the Collector's Limited Edition

• Flesh and Blood (LCE exclusive): Made in conjunction with Hammer and first transmitted on TV in 1994, Ted Newsom’s fascinating feature-length documentary features a wealth of interview material and joint narration by Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.
• Mr Cushing and Mr Lee (LCE exclusive): A behind-the-scenes recording made during the narration sessions for Flesh and Blood. It was Peter Cushing’s last work for Hammer and is a unique record of a strong friendship between himself and Lee that lasted four decades.
• Flesh and Blood Narration Outtakes (LCE exclusive): During the recording of the narration, not everything went to plan... twenty minutes of audio outtakes alongside candid pictures taken on the day.
• Tales of Frankenstein (LCE exclusive): The success of The Curse of Frankenstein saw Columbia entering into a production deal with Hammer to create a pilot for a new anthology series starring Anton Diffring as Frankenstein. The pilot did not go to series and ultimately lapsed into Public Domain.
• Tales of Frankenstein Commentary (LCE exclusive): 2001 commentary with Ted Newsom, Gary Smith and Stuart Galbraith
• The Tale of Tales of Frankenstein (LCE exclusive): An examination of the circumstances surrounding the production of Tales of Frankenstein by Hammer expert and documentarian Ted Newsom.

The booklet features:

• New article on the making of the film that put Hammer on the map by Bruce G. Hallenbeck.
• Archive interview: Peter Cushing reflects on his time as the villainous Baron.
• Archive article: Christopher Lee reminisces about his time as the Creature in this article from The Christopher Lee Fan Club Journal.
• New article on Christopher Lee's film work prior to The Curse of Frankenstein by Barry Forshaw.
• New article on set designer Bernard Robinson, a key figure in Hammer’s global success but who often goes unnoticed, by Sarah Morgan
• New article examining the BBFC’s long-standing issue with combining sex and violence by Sarah Appleton.
• Archive interview with director Terence Fisher in this wide-ranging discussion from 1973.
• New article on the film's script development by Wayne Kinsey: the Subotsky drafts (part 1 of 2)
• New article on the script development by Wayne Kinsey: the Sangster screenplay and revisions (part 2 of 2)
• Archive article by 3rd assistant director Hugh Harlow about his time working on The Curse of Frankenstein.

The features, packaging and specification on this page are not final and are subject to change


Technical Features

Language	English (5.1 / Mono / English)
Number of discs	6
Region	Region free UHD, Region B for Blu-Rays
Certification	12
Run time	83 minutes
Subtitles	English/French/Italian/Spanish/German
Actors	Peter Cushing, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart, Valerie Gaunt, Melvyn Hayes, Paul
Produced By	Anthony Hinds
Written By	Jimmy Sangster Based on the classic story by Mary W. Shelley
Directed By	Terence Fisher
Release Date	1957
Studio	Hammer Films Production Ltd

 

[paulboland]

When you order direct from Hammer Film Shop

Pre-order Rewards​

The first 30 orders of The Curse of Frankenstein will receive our individually numbered, limited edition quad poster in addition to their order!

The next 200 orders will receive an archive photo signed by Young Victor Frankenstein actor, Melvyn Hayes.

The next 500 orders will receive a facsimile of the 1957 cinema premiere ticket.

 

[Lord Vader]

It's beautiful!

 

[paulboland]

 

[Lord Vader]

Waited patiently for them to start rolling out the Gothics and man, this is one hell of a start! One of the best Hammer Horrors and an absolutely gorgeous feature packed collectors edition!!

 

[paulboland]

This release is a UK release only. US and ROW release available from The Warner Archive Collection.



USA release thread
Note the extras included with USA release is not the same as UK release it does not include the extras that's on the Hammer Films Collector's Edition Exclusive 6th Blu-ray Disc

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) (4K + Blu-ray Deluxe Collector’s Edition) (Warner Archive Collection) [USA]

Release date: October 14, 2025 Purchase links: Amazon Price: $38.99 Notes: (3 Discs) 2 x UHD + 1 Blu-ray the blu-ray is Extras only

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[paulboland]

There is a possibility the UK UHD discs will be Region B Locked TBC
Hammer Films told a customer in a email reply that all 6 discs was Region B locked

The UK Blu-ray discs will be Region B Locked but it's only going to be known for sure when customers get delivery if the UK UHD discs are region locked as well

 

[Damien666]

US is very bare bones

 

[paulboland]

UK release the UHD discs Hammer says will be Region Free and it’s just the Blu-ray discs that will be Region B locked

Note that will still be only confirmed when customers get delivery and test the UK UHD discs in Region A UHD Player

Hammer Films Blog discussion on the release with info about the restoration and UK rights

The Curse of Frankenstein 4K Release – A deep dive with Steve Rogers

We recently announced the restoration of one of the greatest horror movies of the Twentieth Century, The Curse of Frankenstein (1957). It’s the latest title to be added to Hammer’s Limited Collector’s Edition range. Hungry for more information, we made our way to Hammer Towers and rang the huge...

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Note In regards this release and possible later UHD releases of hammer horror films that Warner have the rights outside UK
Hammer Films UK Store will only accept orders that have a UK delivery address.

Those based outside UK will likely have to use Amazon UK/Zavvi/HMV or other retailers that will have available to pre order

It’s expected the above UK retailers will be going live from Monday September 1st

As usual with Amazon UK might go live later date than other UK retailers and might be UK address only at times when it’s a pre order
Hopefully Amazon UK will be live to pre order for delivery to Republic of Ireland

Hammer Films UK Store goes live to pre order on Friday August 29th from 12PM as in Midday

 

[jaws finatic]

Well, my design to snag all of these collector sets from Hammer comes crashing down in a fiery blaze of discontent, unhappiness, and disappointment.

Seems there's no way for me to get my hands on one of these. The one available to the US is, shall we say, quite lacking.

Sorry Captain Kronos. You will have to be on my shelf all by your lonesome.

 

[paulboland]

Well, my design to snag all of these collector sets from Hammer comes crashing down in a fiery blaze of discontent, unhappiness, and disappointment.

Seems there's no way for me to get my hands on one of these. The one available to the US is, shall we say, quite lacking.

Sorry Captain Kronos. You will have to be on my shelf all by your lonesome.

@jaws finatic
Some USA boutique retailers like Orbit DVD and DiabolikDVD have available to Pre Order the UK collector’s edition release

Orbit DVD

Orbit DVD

The online shop for Orbit DVD located in Asheville, NC. Blu-rays, DVDs, as well as your favorite cult and horror films await.

www.orbitdvd.com

DiabolikDVD

(UK LE 4k) Curse of Frankenstein (6 Discs LE 4k UHD All Region / Blu-Ray Region B) – DiabolikDVD

diabolikdvd.com

Amazon UK will have also available but as usual might be UK delivery address only at times during pre order stage or be available for international delivery.
Check Amazon UK from Monday September 1st if you don’t want to use DiabolikDVD or Orbit DVD

 

[Lollard2002]

Well, my design to snag all of these collector sets from Hammer comes crashing down in a fiery blaze of discontent, unhappiness, and disappointment.

Seems there's no way for me to get my hands on one of these. The one available to the US is, shall we say, quite lacking.

Sorry Captain Kronos. You will have to be on my shelf all by your lonesome.

Why are you not able to snag them?

 

[paulboland]

Why are you not able to snag them?

Hammer Films UK webstore for the Curse of Frankenstein will be UK delivery address only

Those based outside UK will have to use the Amazon UK/Zavvi or use USA retailers DiabolikDVD or Orbit DVD

As usual with Amazon UK some pre order releases at times can be UK delivery address only during pre order stage it can vary a lot when this happens and depends on which label the release is from.

Note this happened a lot recently with UK Warner and UK Universal releases so it might not be available to pre order for delivery address outside UK with Amazon UK

If Amazon UK are going to have available to order for delivery address outside UK customers will need to check Amazon UK website regularly before release date or check after release date.

 

[Lollard2002]

Hammer Films UK webstore for the Curse of Frankenstein will be UK delivery address only

Those based outside UK will have to use the Amazon UK/Zavvi or use USA retailers DiabolikDVD or Orbit DVD

As usual with Amazon UK some pre order releases at times can be UK delivery address only during pre order stage it can vary a lot when this happens and depends on which label the release is from.

Note this happened a lot recently with UK Warner and UK Universal releases so it might not be available to pre order for delivery address outside UK with Amazon UK

If Amazon UK are going to have available to order for delivery address outside UK customers will need to check Amazon UK website regularly before release date or check after release date.

Why can't you ask someone on this forum to buy you a copy and forward it on?

 

[paulboland]

Why can't you ask someone on this forum to buy you a copy and forward it on?

I don’t need to as I can get a copy without any issues

My reply was for other members based outside UK if Amazon UK don’t have available they can order instead from Zavvi international websites that deliver to their country or use DiabolikDVD or Orbit DVD

jaws finatic is based in USA​

Zavvi Ireland website will have available for customers based in Republic of Ireland



HMV now do delivery on some select pre order releases to Republic of Ireland but some releases can be UK address only.

I will use either Zavvi or Amazon UK or HMV

 

[Lord Vader]

Shall be ready tomorrow! Hoping to get one of the preorder bonuses

 

[jaws finatic]

@jaws finatic
Some USA boutique retailers like Orbit DVD and DiabolikDVD have available to Pre Order the UK collector’s edition release

Orbit DVD

Orbit DVD

The online shop for Orbit DVD located in Asheville, NC. Blu-rays, DVDs, as well as your favorite cult and horror films await.

www.orbitdvd.com

DiabolikDVD

(UK LE 4k) Curse of Frankenstein (6 Discs LE 4k UHD All Region / Blu-Ray Region B) – DiabolikDVD

diabolikdvd.com

Amazon UK will have also available but as usual might be UK delivery address only at times during pre order stage or be available for international delivery.
Check Amazon UK from Monday September 1st if you don’t want to use DiabolikDVD or Orbit DVD

Thank you very much!!!