Mary Shelley's Frankenstein [videorecording] / TriStar Pictures in association with Japan Satellite Broadcasting, Inc. and the IndieProd Company ; an American Zoetrope production ; directed by Kenneth Branagh ; produced by Francis Ford Coppola, James V. Hart, John Veitch ; screenplay by Steph Lady and Frank Darabont.
Special features include: scene selection ; theatrical trailer ; trailers for other films. Based on the novel Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter.
Summary:
Tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during child birth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a creature which Frankenstein has put together from the remains of corpes. The creature turns into a monster when Dr. Frankenstein rejects him. Sticking close to the original novel, the film guides us through the story of Frankenstein's quest for knowledge, and his creature's search for his "father".
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