Question 1

Why is The Curse of the Werewolf set in Spain?

Accepted Answer

The Spanish setting was forced upon writer Anthony Hinds after the studio back-lot was dressed for an unproduced film about the Spanish Inquisition, which was threatened with a ban by the American Catholic Legion of Decency.

Question 2

What unique origin myth does this film use for its werewolf curse?

Accepted Answer

It invokes the older idea that a child born on Christmas Day will be the victim of the lupine curse, believed in many European countries as a punishment for blasphemy by competing with Jesus Christ's birth.

Question 3

What unusual driving habit did Oliver Reed have during filming?

Accepted Answer

Oliver Reed used to enjoy frightening fellow motorists by driving home in his full werewolf makeup after finishing work for the day.

Question 4

What was originally planned for the beggar character played by Richard Wordsworth?

Accepted Answer

In the original screenplay, his beggar character was a werewolf, but Hammer Studios removed this because the censor had problems with the notion of a werewolf/rapist.

Question 5

How does the film's werewolf transformation differ from the more popular 20th-century myth?

Accepted Answer

It forgoes the idea that a person bitten by a werewolf will become one, instead using the older curse of a child born on Christmas Day.

The Curse of the Werewolf

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