Mary Shelley's Frankenstein overview

Mary Shelleys Frankenstein

Synopsis:

Director Kenneth Branagh's interpretation of Mary Shelley's classic horror novel stars Robert DeNiro as a terrifying monster created in an obsessive attempt to defeat death and stretch the limits of medicine in the early 19th century. With the use of flashback, a dying Dr. Viktor Frankenstein (Kenneth Branagh) divulges a tale of gruesome terror to a sea captain (Aidan Quinn): As a medical student, the rebellious Frankenstein elaborates on the work of a brilliant scientist (John Cleese), successfully bringing to life a "man" assembled from the body parts of corpses.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Kenneth Branagh
  • Studio: TriStar
  • Year: 1994
  • Run Time: 123 minutes
  • Country: UK, USA
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: R (for horrific images)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Horror
  • Filmed in: Color