Frankenstein

"THE MAN WHO MADE A MONSTER"

Nov 21 1931 Approved 1h 10m

Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

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.

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Plot

Henry Frankenstein is a doctor who is trying to discover a way to make the dead walk. He succeeds and creates a monster that has to deal with living again.

Written by

John L. Balderston, Mary Shelley, Peggy Webling

Directed by

James Whale

Cast

Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, Boris Karloff

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

4 wins & 3 nominations

Trailers

Frankenstein (1931) Trailer

Trailer

Frankenstein (1931) Official Trailer | Fear

Featurettes

Michael Blyth recommends Frankenstein | BFI In Dreams Are Monsters

Scores

# of Votes

83,048

Average Rating

7.8 out of 10

Metascore

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