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Director:
Jack Smight
Writers:
Don Bachardy (writer)
Christopher Isherwood (writer)
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Release Date:
30 November 1973 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Sci-Fi more
Plot:
A more psychological telling of the Mary Shelley story has a different kind of monster... | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Star-studded, literate adaptation more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

James Mason ... Dr. John Polidori
Leonard Whiting ... Dr. Victor Frankenstein
David McCallum ... Dr. Henry Clerval

Jane Seymour ... Agatha / Prima
Nicola Pagett ... Elizabeth Fanschawe
Michael Sarrazin ... The Creature
Michael Wilding ... Sir Richard Fanshawe
Clarissa Kaye-Mason ... Lady Fanschawe (as Clarissa Kaye)

Agnes Moorehead ... Mrs. Blair
Margaret Leighton ... Francoise DuVal
Ralph Richardson ... Mr. Lacey

John Gielgud ... Chief Constable (Police)
Tom Baker ... Sea Captain
Dallas Adams ... Felix
Julian Barnes ... Young Man
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Additional Details

Runtime:
182 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Universal TV more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The last film of Michael Wilding. more
Quotes:
The Creature: Do you still assume the authority of the almighty, Miss Fanschawe? more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Chris & Don. A Love Story (2007) more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Star-studded, literate adaptation, 14 September 2003
Author: Kevin Howell (vitorusso@aol.com) from Hoboken, NJ

It's a shame that this spectacular TV movie (which originally ran in two 2-hour parts) is only available in a much abbreviated 2 hour version (actually this is the version released in theatres in the UK and abroad, while the full version played on US TV) from the cheapie distributor Goodtimes. Hopefully, the full version will one day make it onto DVD (the way it took quite a while for the original SALEMS LOT two-part TV movie to get released on tape and dvd, when it also was only available as a 2-hour abridgement). Written by Christopher Isherwood, this literate, beautifully filmed retelling of the Mary Shelley classic is a must see.

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