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Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a 1994 science fiction horror film directed by Kenneth Branagh, and starring Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter, Ian Holm, John Cleese, Richard Briers and Aidan Quinn. The film was produced on a budget of $45 million and is considered the most faithful film adaptation of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, despite several differences and additions in plot from the novel. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was not as successful as Bram Stoker’s Dracula, grossing $112 million worldwide.
Plot
In 1794, Captain Walton leads a troubled expedition to reach the North Pole. While their ship is trapped in the ice of the Arctic Sea, the crew hears a frightening noise and witnesses a mysterious figure killing their sled dogs before vanishing. The crew rescues a man, Victor Frankenstein, who had fallen in the Arctic waters. When Walton tells Victor of his determination to continue the expedition, Victor replies, "Do you share my madness?" He proceeds to tell Walton and the crew his life story, presented flashback.
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| author | Frank Darabont Steph Lady |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Germany |
| director | Kenneth Branagh |
| editor | Andrew Marcus |
| genre | drama horror science fiction |
| keywords | adopt arctic sea back to life blind man break cholera creature debt collector doctor waldman elizabeth lavenza flashback frankenstein\'s monster funeral pyre gather geneva giving birth henry clerval horrify how to kill learn life story murder mysterious figure north pole obsess pneumonia quarantine return home self-immolation setting herself on fire shmael augustus waldman sled dogs trap university of ingolstadt victor frankenstein wedding night |
| musicBy | Patrick Doyle |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling |
| producer | Francis Ford Coppola James V. Hart |
| productionCompany | American Zoetrope Japan Satellite Television |
| publisher | TriStar Pictures |
| recordedAt | Pinewood Studios Switzerland |
| theme | romantic drama science fiction horror |