“Be warned.”
Victor Frankenstein is a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a monster, which Frankenstein has put together with the remains of corpses. It's not long before Frankenstein regrets his actions.
Robert De Niro
The Creature / Sharp Featured Man
Kenneth Branagh
Victor Frankenstein
Tom Hulce
Henry Clerval
Helena Bonham Carter
Elizabeth
Aidan Quinn
Cap. Robert Walton
Ian Holm
Baron Frankenstein
Richard Briers
Grandfather
John Cleese
Prof. Waldman
Robert Hardy
Prof. Krempe
Cherie Lunghi
Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a drama, horror, science fiction, romance film released in 1994 exploring themes of experiment, remake, gothic horror, macabre, angry, philosophical. Directed by Kenneth Branagh, it stars Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hulce. Victor Frankenstein is a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a monster, which Frankenstein has put together with the remains of corpses. It's not long before Frankenstein regrets his actions.
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