Raised by wolves, feral child Etoile becomes the star exhibit in a travelling show, eventually growing up to be a seemingly normal young man (played by David Rintoul). One night, however, his animal side takes over, transforming him into a werewolf.
After killing a man, Etolie flees the scene, eventually reaching Paris where he lands a job at a zoo and falls for Christine (Lynn Dalby), a girl from the local brothel. Unfortunately, every full moon sees Etoile wolf out and kill, and soon he is being hunted by the authorities, who are helped in their task by police surgeon Paul (Peter Cushing).
By the early-to-mid '70s, Gothic horror was in serious decline, but that didn't prevent Tyburn Studios from trying to continue the trend. Appropriating the cast and crew of the virtually defunct Hammer Studios, Tyburn delivered a couple of traditional period horrors before realising the futility of their venture.
Tyburn's Legend of the Werewolf features Hammer legend Peter Cushing and was helmed by Freddie Francis (Dracula Has Risen from the Grave, The Evil of Frankenstein), but despite the pedigree of its star and director, the film offers very little to get excited about, the story-line over familiar (the plot is essentially a retread of Hammer's Curse of the Werewolf) and the handling uninspired, with few scares, virtually no gore, little atmosphere and zero nudity (despite several scenes in a brothel).
A strong performance from Cushing, and a fun turn by Ron Moody as the zoo's sleazy head keeper help keep things ticking along, but in the end, Legend of the Werewolf brings nothing new to the table.
After killing a man, Etolie flees the scene, eventually reaching Paris where he lands a job at a zoo and falls for Christine (Lynn Dalby), a girl from the local brothel. Unfortunately, every full moon sees Etoile wolf out and kill, and soon he is being hunted by the authorities, who are helped in their task by police surgeon Paul (Peter Cushing).
By the early-to-mid '70s, Gothic horror was in serious decline, but that didn't prevent Tyburn Studios from trying to continue the trend. Appropriating the cast and crew of the virtually defunct Hammer Studios, Tyburn delivered a couple of traditional period horrors before realising the futility of their venture.
Tyburn's Legend of the Werewolf features Hammer legend Peter Cushing and was helmed by Freddie Francis (Dracula Has Risen from the Grave, The Evil of Frankenstein), but despite the pedigree of its star and director, the film offers very little to get excited about, the story-line over familiar (the plot is essentially a retread of Hammer's Curse of the Werewolf) and the handling uninspired, with few scares, virtually no gore, little atmosphere and zero nudity (despite several scenes in a brothel).
A strong performance from Cushing, and a fun turn by Ron Moody as the zoo's sleazy head keeper help keep things ticking along, but in the end, Legend of the Werewolf brings nothing new to the table.