Legend of the Werewolf [SEP] director
Legend of the Werewolf
Legend of the Werewolf is a 1975 British Tyburn Film Productions horror film directed by Freddie Francis. It stars Peter Cushing. Although released in UK cinemas, in the US it was released on VHS only. Although Endore is not credited, aspects of Guy Endore's classic werewolf novel "The Werewolf of Paris" are present in the film.
Plot.
At midnight on Christmas Eve in the mid-19th century, somewhere in Russia, two fugitives fleeing persecution stop by the roadside for the woman to
for the short lived company Tyburn films. These were "The Ghoul" (1975) and "Legend of the Werewolf" (1975). As a director, Francis was more than competent, and his horror films possessed an undeniable visual flair. But he regretted that he was seldom able to move beyond genre material as a director. Francis directed the little-seen "Son of Dracula" (1974), starring Harry Nilsson in the title role and Ringo Starr as Merlin the Magician. Of the films Francis directed