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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
“Be warned.”
Cast
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
Celia Imrie
Mrs. Moritz
Trevyn McDowell
Justine
Mark Hadfield
Felix
Gerard Horan
Claude
Joanna Roth
Marie
Alfred Bell
Landlord
Sasha Hanau
Maggie
Joseph England
Thomas
Richard Clifford
Minister
George Asprey
Policeman
Synopsis
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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