Frankenstein (TV 1984)A scientist who is obsessed with creating life finally does it, with tragic results. Director:James Ormerod |
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Frankenstein (TV 1984)A scientist who is obsessed with creating life finally does it, with tragic results. Director:James Ormerod |
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| Carrie Fisher | ... | ||
| John Gielgud | ... |
DeLacey
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Susan Wooldridge | ... |
Justine
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Terence Alexander | ... | |
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Graham McGrath | ... |
William Frankenstein
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Edward Judd | ... |
Thief
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James Coyle | ... |
Scholz
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Arnold Peters | ... |
Busch
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Roberta Taylor | ... |
Gerta
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A scientist who is obsessed with creating life finally does it, with tragic results.
This is one of the many of British television's attempts at bringing Mary Shelley's horror classic to life. While it suffers from cheap production values and a pretty traditional version of the story with no real twists, the mostly Shakespearean cast is excellent (which isn't surprising.... After all, who knows how to tackle the classics better than the British?). Robert Powell makes a thoughtful Dr. Frankenstein, while David Warner makes a sympathetic monster who, in an interested change, is disfigured due to fire-burns rather than the normal stitches and decaying flesh. Carrie Fisher, who got top billing, appears in nothing short but a series of cameos.
**1/2 out of ****