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Frankenstein: A Modern Myth
Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

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Documentary

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From Boris Karloff to Mel Brooks - Frankenstein has fired the imagination of generations of artists who have created their own interpretation of this Gothic masterpiece. Frankenstein: A Modern Myth looks at some of these depictions, including Danny Boyle's sell-out hit at the National Theatre. The film has exclusive access to rehearsals and interviews with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller - who alternate the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature - and with Danny Boyle. It also features cult film director John Waters: "I'm sympathetic to monsters, and this was the first one I came across as a child".

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

60 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

31 October 2012

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

David Bradley

David Bradley

Self - Narrator (voice)

Daniel Ings

Daniel Ings

Readings (voice)

Sarah Mowat

Sarah Mowat

Readings (voice)

Danny Boyle

Danny Boyle

Self

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Self / Frankenstein / The Monster

John Waters

John Waters

Self - Director

Jonny Lee Miller

Jonny Lee Miller

Self / Frankenstein / The Monster

Gwen Adshead

Gwen Adshead

Self - Chief Forensic Psychotherapist, Broadmoor Hospital (as Dr. Gwen Adshead)

Philip Ball

Philip Ball

Self - Historian of Science

Nick Dear

Nick Dear

Self - Playwright

Daisy Hay

Daisy Hay

Self - Mary Shelley Biographer

Stephen Hebron

Stephen Hebron

Self - Bodleian Library, Oxford

Philip Hoare

Philip Hoare

Self - Writer

Miranda Seymour

Miranda Seymour

Self - Mary Shelley Biographer

Helen Wallace

Helen Wallace

Self - Genetics Ethicist

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