The Curse of The Werewolf Canvas Print

This acrylic painting depicts the climactic transformation scene in the 1961 Hammer Film
"The Curse of the Werewolf", starring Oliver Reed.

"The Curse of the Werewolf" is a 1961 British horror film based on the novel
'The Werewolf of Paris' by Guy Endore.

The film was made by the British company Hammer Film Productions and was shot
at Bray Studios on sets that were constructed for the proposed Spanish inquisition themed "The Rape of Sabena", a film that was shelved when the BBFC objected to the script. While the original story took place in Paris, the location of the film was moved to Madrid
to avoid building new Parisian sets.
The leading part of the werewolf was Oliver Reed's first starring role in a film
and composer Benjamin Frankel's score is notable for its use of twelve-tone serialism,
rare in film music.
It was also the first werewolf film to be shot in color.

Jonathan Morrill is a Hollywood-based artist. His acrylic works of many a tinsel-town icon have graced the walls of La-La Land's great haunts, including Hollywood Forever Cemetery, where he appears as himself in the HBO documentary; "The Young and The Dead" (2000), painting an over-sized portrait of Rudolph Valentino as the "The Son of The Sheik", mere yards away from the icons final resting place. The piece is featured in Tracy Ryan Terhune's book 'Valentino Forever' (AuthorHouse, 2004) In 2019, that same 10' x 10' acrylic portrait continues to be displayed at the annual Valentino memorial. The Hollywood Wax Museum featured not only some of Morrill's acrylic work, but during his tenor as assistant curator, he installed a...