Frankenstein: The True Story (TV 1973)A more psychological telling of the Mary Shelley story has a different kind of monster... Director:Jack Smight |
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Frankenstein: The True Story (TV 1973)A more psychological telling of the Mary Shelley story has a different kind of monster... Director:Jack Smight |
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| James Mason | ... | ||
| Leonard Whiting | ... | ||
| David McCallum | ... | ||
| Jane Seymour | ... |
Agatha /
Prima
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Nicola Pagett | ... |
Elizabeth Fanschawe
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| Michael Sarrazin | ... | ||
| Michael Wilding | ... |
Sir Richard Fanshawe
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Clarissa Kaye-Mason | ... |
Lady Fanschawe
(as Clarissa Kaye)
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| Agnes Moorehead | ... |
Mrs. Blair
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Margaret Leighton | ... |
Francoise DuVal
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| Ralph Richardson | ... |
Mr. Lacey
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| John Gielgud | ... |
Chief Constable (Police)
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| Tom Baker | ... |
Sea Captain
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Julian Barnes | ... |
Young Man
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Arnold Diamond | ... |
Passenger in Coach
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A more psychological telling of the Mary Shelley story has a different kind of monster...
I first saw this film on television at age 12 or 13, in black-and-white (we didn't have a color television at the time). I recall it being shown in two parts, but even in black and white and at a young age I could see it was a rather lavish production. The cast is excellent. I found the entire story fascinating and I was mesmerized by it. As with most television films of that era (prior to home video recording technology) I was afraid I'd never see it again. I was oh-so-pleasantly surprised when it was run on a premium cable network in 1997 while I was living in California! Watching it in color made it even more fascinating than before. It is certainly a departure from more "traditional" treatments of this story, which makes it even more of a true gem captured on film! The viewer receives a more graceful, romantic treatment of a fascinating story.