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Frankenstein
“Be afraid. It's alive.”
5.6 / 10• 2007• 1h 30m•NR• English
DramaTV MovieScience Fiction
Storyline
Frankenstein is a 2007 British television film produced by Impossible Pictures for ITV. It was written and directed by Jed Mercurio, adapted from Mary Shelley's original novel to a present-day setting. Dr. Victoria Frankenstein, a female geneticist, accidentally creates a monster while growing her son's clone from stem cells as an organ donor in an effort to prevent his imminent death.
Cast & Crew
Helen McCrory
Victoria
Lead
James Purefoy
Clerval
Benedict Wong
Ed Gore
Lindsay Duncan
Jane Pretorius
Anna Torv
ITU Nurse
Michael Wildman
Connoly
Julian Bleach
Monster
Fraser James
Joe
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jed Mercurio's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Frankenstein is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
