Overview:
A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.| Status: | Released (1974-12-15) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 11 wins & 8 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $86,273,333 |
| Screen: | Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks, Mary Shelley |
| Productions: | Crossbow Productions, Gruskoff/Venture Films, Jouer Limited, 20th Century Fox |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Deutsch |
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Casts
- 3460: Gene Wilder - Frederick Frankenstein
- 8437: Teri Garr - Inga
- 29802: Marty Feldman - Igor
- 1039: Peter Boyle - Frankenstein's Monster
- 9599: Cloris Leachman - Frau Blücher
- 29803: Madeline Kahn - Elizabeth
- 9601: Kenneth Mars - Inspector Kemp
Crews
- 597: Jane Feinberg - Casting - Production
- 14436: Edwin Butterworth - Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
- 14639: Mel Brooks - Director - Directing
- 6847: Gerald Hirschfeld - Director of Photography - Camera
- 3460: Gene Wilder - Screenplay - Writing
- 29800: Dorothy Jeakins - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 9582: John C. Howard - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
John Chard
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For what we are about to see next, we must enter quietly into the realm of genius. Young Frankenstein is directed by Mel Brooks who also co-writes the screenplay with Gene Wilder. It stars Wilder, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, Teri Garr and Madeline Kahn. Music is by John Morris an ....
Continue reading ->Peter McGinn
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When I had the opportunity Ro watch this film again after decades, due to a Cloris Leachman tribute, I couldn’t resist, despite feeling there was a risk of a familiar problem: that of me not liking a program or movie as a mature adult as much as I had as a young man. I needn’t hav ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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I'd probably best start by saying that I love the writing of Mel Brooks, but I detest the acting style of Gene Wilder - so my views on this are somewhat mixed. It is a spoof - and James Whale ought to be writ large in the credits, as should Glenn Miller and a host of others who have ....
Continue reading ->Filipe Manuel Neto
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**One of the great comic films of the 70s.** Mel Brooks is one of those names in comic cinema that I haven't explored much yet, and that I know more from his fame than from having seen his work. I decided to change that a little by watching this satirical film, which he directed, ....
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