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The Shelleys visit Lord Byron and compete to write a horror story.
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Byron
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Shelley
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Mary
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Claire
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Dr. Polidori
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Murray
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Fletcher
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Rushton
Pascal King ...
Justine
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Tour Guide
Linda Coggin ...
Turkish Mechanical Woman
Kristine Landon-Smith ...
Mechanical Woman
Chris Chappell ...
Man in Armour (as Chris Chappel)
Mark Pickard ...
Young William
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Fuseli Monster
Cosey Fanni Tutti ...
Shelley Fan (as Christine Newby)
Kim Tillesly ...
Shelley Fan (as Kim Tillesley)
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Tourist (uncredited)

Directed by

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Ken Russell ... (directed by)

Written by

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Stephen Volk ... (screenplay by)
 
Lord Byron ... (story) (uncredited)
 
Percy Bysshe Shelley ... (story) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Al Clark ... executive producer
Penny Corke ... producer (produced by)
Robert Devereux ... executive producer
Robert Fox ... producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Thomas Dolby ... (music composed by)

Cinematography by

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Mike Southon ... director of photography

Editing by

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Michael Bradsell

Editorial Department

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Karen Cross ... second assistant editor
Mark Latimer ... first assistant editor

Casting By

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Mary Selway

Production Design by

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Christopher Hobbs

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Michael Buchanan

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Kay Gallwey
Victoria Russell ... (costume design)

Makeup Department

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Yvonne Coppard ... makeup artist
Pat Hay ... key makeup artist
Meinir Jones-Lewis ... chief hair stylist (as Meinir Brock)
Tracy Smith ... hair stylist (as Tracey Smith)

Production Management

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Laura Julian ... production manager
Paul Sparrow ... production manager: pre-production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Peter Freeman ... third assistant director (as Pete Freeman)
Callum McDougall ... key second assistant director
Iain Patrick ... first assistant director

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Mick Bates ... carpenter
Alan Brown ... stagehand
Bob Cann ... carpenter (as Robert Cann)
Alan Chesters ... construction manager
Paul Dufficey ... portraits
Trisha Edwards ... property buyer (as Tricia Edwards)
Peter Ettedgui ... runner: art department
Peter Grant ... property master
Eddie McMahon ... stand-by props
Kieron Mcnamara ... stand-by props (as Kieron McNamara)
Micky Mills ... dressing props (as Michael Mills)
Rodney Pincott ... property master
John Roberts ... head of painting
Tom Roberts ... painter
Anne Tilby ... art director: front title sequence
Stewart Hadley ... chargehand (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Campbell Askew ... dubbing editor
John Chandler ... boom operator
Mike Dowson ... re-recording mixer
Gerard McCann ... assistant sound editor
Shaun Mills ... sound maintenance
Andy Nelson ... re-recording mixer
Peter Pennell ... dialogue editor
Graham Sutton ... sound effects editor
Bruce White ... sound mixer
Lionel Strutt ... adr mixer (uncredited)

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Simon Hewitt ... special effects technician
Graham High ... sculptural effects
Jeremy Hunt ... sculptural effects assistant
Ian Morse ... sculptural effects
Stephen Onions ... sculptural effects assistant (as Steve Onions)
Ian Whittaker ... sculptural effects assistant
Mathew Horton ... special effects assistant (uncredited)

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Helen Caldwell ... stunt woman
Tony Smart ... stunts
Roy Street ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Mike Barker ... camera trainee: Jobfit
Alf Bloor ... rigger (as Alfie Bloor)
Michael Brown ... best boy
Jeremy Connolly ... electrician
Clive Coote ... still photographer
Graham Day ... clapper loader
Mike Fox ... lighting technician: front title sequence
Stewart Hadley ... generator operator (as Stuart Hadley)
Don McLellan ... rigger
Tommy Moran ... gaffer
Steve Parker ... focus puller
Kelvin Richard ... clapper loader (as Kelvin Richards)
Malcolm Sheehan ... camera grip
Stevie Smith ... electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Kay Gallwey ... costume stylist
Michael Jeffery ... wardrobe supervisor

Location Management

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Nick Daubeny ... location manager
Jane Studd ... assistant location manager

Music Department

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Clif Brigden ... music producer
John Fiddy ... additional orchestrator
Gaynor Sadler ... music arranger: additional arrangements / musician
Tony Sadler ... music arranger: additional arrangements / musician
Greg Fulginiti ... music engineer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Lissa Ruben ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Frank Barretta ... driver
Hamish Bell ... driver
Peter Berglund ... driver (as Peter Bergluno)
Joe Drinkeld ... transportation
Gerry Floyd ... driver (as Jerry Floyd)
Peter Godfrey ... driver
Frank Hogan ... driver
Tony Leport ... driver
Joe Murphy ... driver
Ron Narduzzo ... driver
Tony Walker ... driver

Additional Crew

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Cate Arbeid ... production assistant
Anthony Bryans ... runner: production office
Roger Farr ... animal work
Peter Govey ... opticals / titles
Tom Hugh-Jones ... runner: production unit
Rosamunde Maxwell ... unit nurse
Zakiya Powell ... unit publicist
Phillip Small ... caterer
Sarah Stinchcombe ... assistant to producer
Will Tyler ... assistant accountant (as William Tyler)
Ronaldo Vasconcellos ... production accountant
Vicki Wallis ... assistant to director

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Plot Summary

The story of the night Mary Shelley gave birth to the horror classic FRANKENSTEIN: Disturbed, drug-induced games are played and ghost stories are told one rainy night at the mad Lord Byron's country estate. Personal horrors are revealed, and the madness of the evening runs from sexual fantasy to the fiercest nightmare. Mary finds herself drawn into the sick world of her lover Shelley and stepsister Claire as Byron leads them all down the dark paths of their souls. Written by Susan Southall

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Taglines Conjure up your deepest, darkest fear... now call that fear to life. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Yövieraat (Finland)
  • У готичному стилі (Ukraine)
  • Gótika, avagy a szellem éjszakája (Hungary)
  • Готика (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
  • Готика (Soviet Union, Russian title)
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  • 87 min
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Trivia The painting that Mary Shelley sees on the wall, and that subsequently comes to life in her dream, is Henry Fuseli's "Nightmare." See more »
Goofs Claire Clairmont (Myriam Cyr) falls out of the rowboat in the opening scene, but just a few seconds later, as she's running with Percy toward the house, her clothes and hair are totally dry. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Project X/Wild Thing/Heaven/Gothic (1987). See more »
Soundtracks I Wish I Was a Maid Again" (uncredited) See more »
Quotes [first lines]
Tour Guide: And there, ladies and gentlemen, on the other side of the lake we have the famous Villa Diodati where Lord Byron, greatest living English poet, resides in exile. Romantic, scholar, duelist, best-selling author of Childe Harold, he was forced to leave his native land after many scandals including incest and adultery with Lady Caroline Lamb. "Mad, bad and dangerous to know" she called him.
[the guide squeezes a lady's hand and points]
Tour Guide: Bedroom - top right.
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