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| Title: | Frankenstein: The True Story |
| Directed by: | Jack Smight |
| Written by: | Christopher Isherwood Don Bachardy |
| Produced by: | Hunt Stromberg, Jr.; Ian Lewis |
| Music by: | Gil Mellé |
| Cinematography: | Arthur Ibbetson |
| Edited by: | Richard Marden |
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| Distributors: | Universal TV National Broadcasting Company |
| Released: | November 28th, 1973 November 30th, 1973 |
| Rating: | Unrated |
| Running time: | 185 min. |
| Country: | UK |
| Language: | English |
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Frankenstein: The True Story is a British television miniseries of the period drama and science fiction/horror genres. It was directed by Jack Smight with a teleplay written by Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy based on the 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by author Mary Shelley. The movie was produced by Universal TV and aired on NBC on November 28th, 1973 and November 30th, 1973.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
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| James Mason | Doctor John Polidori |
| Leonard Whiting | Doctor Victor Frankenstein |
| David McCallum | Henri Clerval |
| Jane Seymour | Agatha/Prima |
| Nicola Pagett | Elizabeth Fanschawe |
| Michael Sarrazin | The Creature |
| Michael Wilding | Sir Richard Fanshawe |
| Clarissa Kaye | Lady Fanschawe |
| Agnes Moorehead | Mrs. Blair |
| Margaret Leighton | Francoise DuVal |
| Ralph Richardson | Mister Lacey |
| John Gielgud | Chief Constable |
| Tom Baker | Sea captain |
| Julian Barnes | Young man |
| Arnold Diamond | Passenger in coach |
| Yootha Joyce | Hospital matron |
| Peter Sallis | Priest |
| Dallas Adams | Felix |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The characters of Victor Frankenstein and the Frankenstein Monster were created by English author Mary Shelley as featured in her 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.
- The tagline for this film is "He created the perfect man - then something went wrong."
- Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) redirects to this page.
- There are a total of eighteen credited cast members in this film.
- Production on Frankenstein: The True Story began on March 15th, 1973. Filming was done at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England.
- Frankenstein: The True Story was released on DVD in Region 1 format on September 26th, 2006.
- The DVD release of the film includes an introductory short featuring James Mason at the grave of Mary Shelley.
- This is one of two British-produced Frankenstein films released in 1973. The other is Flesh for Frankenstein by Hammer Film Productions. Coincidentally, Flesh for Frankenstein made its theatrical debut on the same night that Part 2 of Frankenstein: The True Story first aired.
- Actor James Mason is also known for appeareing in another television miniseries based on a novel by a well-known author. He played Richard K. Straker in the 1979 television adaptation of Stephen King's Salem's Lot.
- The character of Doctor John Polidori is named for John William Polidori, who was an English writer and a contemporary of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley. In fact, Polidori was present with Shelley at the estate of Lord Byron on the night of a literary competition that ultimately prompted Shelley to write Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Polidori himself authored the first modern vampire story titled The Vampyre.
Recommendations[]
Frankenstein films[]
See also[]
External Links[]
- Frankenstein: The True Story at AMG
- Frankenstein: The True Story at IMDB
- Frankenstein: The True Story at Wikipedia
- Frankenstein: The True Story at Letterboxd.com
- Frankenstein: The True Story at Themoviedb.org
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