The epic battle between man and monster reaches its greatest pitch in the famous story of “Frankenstein”. In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor himself to the very brink. How he tries to destroy his creation, as it destroys everything Victor loves, is a powerful story of love, friendship …and horror.’
Christopher Lee was one of the world’s most iconic horror and fantasy actors – coming to prominence with the 1957 film ‘The Curse of Frankenstein’ in which he played Frankenstein’s monster. This began a long association with the film studio Hammer – with whom he made a further eleven films including the Transylvanian bloodsucker himself in the 1958 ‘Dracula’, Kharis in ‘The Mummy’ (1959), Sir Henry Baskerville in ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ (1959) and Rasputin in ‘Rasputin, the Mad Monk’ (1966). He also starred in two Denis Wheatley films ‘The Devil Rides Out (1967) and ‘To the Devil a Daughter’ (1976).
Most recently, he starred in ‘The Colour of Magic’ (2008) ‘The Golden Compass’ (2007), ‘Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith’ (2005) & ‘Star Wars: Attack of the Clones’ (2002) and as Saruman in the ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy.
