Overview:
Tampering with life and death, Henry Frankenstein pieces together salvaged body parts to bring a human monster to life; the mad scientist's dreams are shattered by his creation's violent rage as the monster awakens to a world in which he is unwelcome.| Status: | Released (1931-11-21) |
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| Awards: | 4 wins & 3 nominations |
| Screen: | John L. Balderston, Mary Shelley, Peggy Webling |
| Productions: | Universal Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Latin |
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Casts
- 2923: Colin Clive - Henry Frankenstein
- 29814: Mae Clarke - Elizabeth
- 29815: John Boles - Victor Moritz
- 2922: Boris Karloff - The Monster
- 1550: Edward Van Sloan - Doctor Waldman
- 29816: Frederick Kerr - Baron Frankenstein
- 1549: Dwight Frye - Fritz
Crews
- 2005: Arthur Edeson - Director of Photography - Camera
- 28970: Mary Shelley - Novel - Writing
- 3945: Charles D. Hall - Art Direction - Art
- 2917: James Whale - Director - Directing
- 29806: Francis Edward Faragoh - Screenplay - Writing
- 29812: Clarence Kolster - Editor - Editing
- 1557: Carl Laemmle Jr. - Producer - Production
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Reviews
Dsnake1
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Frankenstein, a movie primarily about how Doctor Henry Frankenstein deals with the fallout of his monster actually coming to life, holds up very well almost ninety years from its release. Starting with the monster itself, we find a fantastic character. Without any lines of dialogu ....
Continue reading ->John Chard
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Oh, in the name of God! Now I know what it feels like to be God! We will always see debates about which of the original wave of Universal Monster movies is the most important. With Dracula being released just under a year before Frankenstein, that tends to give the vampire crowd ....
Continue reading ->Gimly
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Not a totally faithful adaptation of the Mary Shelley book, still extremely important for not just horror movies, but movies as a whole. I thought about coming at this review from the perspective of what 1931's _Frankenstein_ meant for the future of cinema, and how it was still essen ....
Continue reading ->JPV852
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Very well made monster movie featuring fine performances all around, even Boris Karloff as the Monster even though he only grunts throughout. Some good set pieces and just an all around entertaining flick. **4.25/5**
Continue reading ->Wuchak
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**_Iconic Gothic horror tragedy_** This Universal classic from 1931 was based on the 1927 play by Peggy Webling rather than Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel. For those interested in versions fairly faithful to the book, I suggest Kenneth Branagh's 1994 version with De Niro as the creatur ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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In this version, it's not "Victor" but "Henry Frankenstein" (Colin Clive) who is convinced that medical science is obstructing his visionary plans to create the very essence of life itself! Frustrated, he retreats to an eerie tower where, with the help of his loyal servant "Fritz" (D ....
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