CinemaOSMovie · 2012 · 1h 0m

Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

70%(2)IMDbDocumentary

From Boris Karloff to Mel Brooks - Frankenstein has fired the imagination of generations of artists who have created their own interpretation of this Gothic masterpiece. Frankenstein: A Modern Myth looks at some of these depictions, including Danny Boyle's sell-out hit at the National Theatre. The film has exclusive access to rehearsals and interviews with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller - who alternate the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature - and with Danny Boyle. It also features cult film director John Waters: "I'm sympathetic to monsters, and this was the first one I came across as a child".

Directed byAdam Low, Tim Van Someren

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 0m
Language
EN
Released
October 31, 2012
Studios
National TheatreChannel 4 TelevisionLone Star Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
David Bradley

David Bradley

Self - Narrator (voice)

Daniel Ings

Daniel Ings

Readings (voice)

Sarah Mowat

Readings (voice)

Danny Boyle

Danny Boyle

Self

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Self / Frankenstein / The Monster

John Waters

John Waters

Self - Director

Jonny Lee Miller

Jonny Lee Miller

Self / Frankenstein / The Monster

Gwen Adshead

Self - Chief Forensic Psychotherapist, Broadmoor Hospital (as Dr. Gwen Adshead)

Philip Ball

Self - Historian of Science

Nick Dear

Self - Playwright

Creative team
Directed by
Adam Low
Tim Van Someren
Tim Van Someren
Written by
Nick Dear
Produced by
Martin Rosenbaum

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