"Frankenstein" (2004) TV mini-series

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Kevin Connor

Writers (WGA):

Mary Shelley (book)
Mark Kruger (teleplay)

Release Date:

5 October 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Fantasy | Horror | Drama

Tagline:

A classic tale of undying love.

Plot:

Another adaption of Mary Shelley's novel about a scientist who brings life to a creature fashioned from corpses and various body parts.

Plot Keywords:

Frankenstein's Monster | Cautionary Tale | TV Mini-Series | Two Part TV Movie | Doctor Frankenstein

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Luke Goss	...	The Creature
Alec Newman	...	Victor Frankenstein
Julie Delpy	...	Caroline Frankenstein
Nicole Lewis	...	Elizabeth Frankenstein
Monika Hilmerová	...	Justine
Donald Sutherland	...	Captain Walton
William Hurt	...	Professor Waldman
Tomas Mastalir	...	Lieutenant
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Milan Bahúl	...	Farmer
Lianna Bamberg	...	Young Elizabeth
Gabika Birova	...	Timid Servant
Edita Borsova	...	Agatha
Sonny Brown	...	Young Victor
Peter Bzdúch	...	Graverobber #1
Gordon Catlin	...	Father Beaufort
Vladimir Cerny	...	Master Crewman
Samo Chrtan	...	Young Henry
Ivan Gogál	...	Chief Justice (as Ivo Gogal)
Vladimír Hajdu	...	Graverobber #2 (as Ady Hajdu)
Andrej Hryc	...	Magistrate
Anna Hulmanova	...	Farmer's Wife
Mark Jax	...	Victor Frankenstein's Father
David Jensen	...	Fullbright
Lacoe Kerata	...	Innkeeper
Ondrej Koval	...	Frederick
Matej Landl	...	Peasant #2
Roger La Page	...	Dr. Vandenberg
Oliver Le Sueur	...	Felix
Jim Libby	...	Young Crewman
Ian McNeice	...	Professor Krempe
Dado Nagy	...	Officer #2
Peter Rasev	...	Landlord
Jean Rochefort	...	Man blind who plays violin
Richard Rowlands	...	Clerval
Peter Simun	...	Father Francis
Stano Slovak	...	Peasant #1
Dan Stevens	...	Henry
Frantisek Trochta	...	Officer #1
Hannah Van der Westhuysen	...	Eva
Michael Walde-Berger	...	Kirwin
Daniel Williams	...	William Frankenstein

Also Known As:

"Die Kreatur - Gehasst und gejagt" (Germany) (DVD title)

Runtime:

USA:204 min | UK:268 min (DVD)

Country:

Slovakia | USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Finland:K-11

Company:

Hallmark Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: In re-animation scene a cloth covering "Monster's" face is inside his mouth in one shot. In all other shots the cloth just covers the mouth.

Quotes:

The Creature: The world has rejected me! I hoped my father would not.
Victor Frankenstein: I'm not your father!
The Creature: You made me what I am.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#33.7)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Cello Concerto, Op.129, 1st Movement 1st Theme

I liked it

I liked this version. Sutherland and Hurt were good in this. In the beginning the acting seemed kind of bad but Alex Newman did a great job in this. For me, he really saved the beginning. I never saw the DeNero version so I can't say anything about it but I did see the Boris version and I did read the book and I have to say that it did impress me.Hurt was good, Goss was good, Sutherland was good,but Newman really made this movie I think. As for people saying that the dialog was annoying, it was annoying in the book too. Slow scenes were the same in the book. All in all, it was a good screening of the book. I liked having an articulate creature, it was how I pictured in while reading it. If the other actors had better acting in it, It would have raised the 'out of 10' rating for me.