Christopher Lee · 1950s

2 Christopher Lee movies from the 1950s on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 1 S-Tier pick including The Curse of Frankenstein.

Decade

All 23 1950s 2 1960s 4 1970s 9 1980s 2 1990s 1 2000s 4 2010s 1

Year

All 2 1950 0 1951 0 1952 0 1953 0 1954 0 1955 0 1956 0 1957 1 1958 0 1959 1

The Curse of Frankenstein(1957)

6.8/10

dir. Terence Fisher

S-Tier

The cornerstone Hammer horror release, now on 4K through Warner Archive (US, Oct 2025) and Hammer's own UK Limited CE. The Digital Bits gave it Video Grade A+, and the set carries both UK and US theatrical cuts. One caveat, some owners report the UK-cut 4K disc failing to play on the Panasonic UB820.

Hammer Films · Limited Collector's Edition

The Man Who Could Cheat Death(1959)

6.3/10

dir. Terence Fisher

A-Tier

Dr. Bonner plans to live forever through periodic gland transplants from younger, healthier human victims. Bonner looks about 40; he's really 104 years old. But people are starting to get suspicious, and he may not make 200.