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DirectorJames Whale
Runtime1h 10m · 16
GenresDrama · Horror · Science-fiction
Release1931-11-21
Film
Frankenstein
1931· 16· 1h 10m· Drama· Horror· Science-fiction
“The man who made a monster.”
James Whale’s 1931 adaptation of Mary Shelley’s novel reconfigures body parts in a storm-lashed laboratory, birthing a creature (Boris Karloff) that Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) cannot control. The monster’s awakening heralds not just scientific triumph but societal rejection, as the stitched-together being learns to hate the world that hates it first. Whale’s vision is as much a critique of humanity’s inhumanity as it is a cautionary tale of unchecked ambition.
1931-11-21
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Key Crew
DirectorJames Whale
ScreenplayFrancis Edward Faragoh
ProducerCarl Laemmle Jr.
Director of PhotographyArthur Edeson
Original Music ComposerBernhard Kaun
EditorClarence Kolster
Full cast & crew (28 cast · 17 crew)
Details
Released1931-11-21
Runtime1h 10m · 16
StatusReleased
StudiosUniversal Pictures
Budget$291,000
Box office$12M
LanguagesEnglish · Latin
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.5/10 · 1825 votes
Original languageen
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