Frankenstein: The True Story overview

Frankenstein: The True Story

Synopsis:

Per its title, Jack Smight's Frankenstein: The True Story, strives for greater faithfulness to Mary Shelley's novel than prior versions. Thus, as in the book, Dr. Frankenstein's (Leonard Whiting) creation is no monster, but a handsome young man of high intelligence (Michael Sarrazin). In fact, the doctor and his creature are the best of friends until the latter's body begins to deteriorate. This sends the creature over the bend into insanity, prompting Frankenstein -- with the help of his evil mentor, Dr. Polidori (James Mason), a character not in the Shelley novel -- to try, try again to create a viable synthetic human.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Jack Smight
  • Studio: Universal TV
  • Year: 1973
  • Run Time: 200 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Science Fiction, Horror
  • Filmed in: Made for TV, Color

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