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| Directed by | Kenneth Branagh |
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| Based on | Frankenstein 1818 novel by Mary Shelley |
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| Cinematography | Roger Pratt |
| Edited by | Andrew Marcus |
| Music by | Patrick Doyle |
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| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures (through Sony Pictures Releasing) |
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Running time | 123 minutes[2] |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $45 million[4] |
| Box office | $112 million[4] |
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a 1994 science fiction horror film directed by Kenneth Branagh who also stars as Victor Frankenstein, with Robert De Niro portraying Frankenstein's monster (called The Creation in the film), and co-stars Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter, Ian Holm, John Cleese, Richard Briers and Aidan Quinn. Considered the most faithful film adaptation of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel in some respects,[6] Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, despite several differences and additions in plot from the novel, the film follows a medical student named Victor Frankenstein who creates new life in the form of a monster composed of various corpses' body parts.[7]
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein premiered at the London Film Festival, and was released theatrically on November 4, 1994, by TriStar Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $112 million worldwide on a budget of $45 million, making it less successful than the previous Francis Ford Coppola-produced horror adaptation, Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992).
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- ^ "There are over 60 'Frankenstein' film adaptations — these 8 are the best". Deseret News. November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ Mathews, Jack (October 31, 1994). "Sleep Tight, a Monstrous Season Approaches: Movies: Those perennial masters of the dark, Frankenstein's monster and Count Dracula, return in a pair of new films. As always, they keep changing with the times". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 22, 2010.