Frankenstein: A Modern Myth (2012)
2012 · 1h 0m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
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.
Director: Adam Low, Tim Van Someren
Writers: Nick Dear
Cinematography: Martin Rosenbaum
Editor: Emma Matthews, Anna Ksiezopolska
Cast
David Bradley as Self - Narrator (voice)Daniel Ings as Readings (voice)Sarah Mowat as Readings (voice)Danny Boyle as SelfBenedict Cumberbatch as Self / Frankenstein / The MonsterJohn Waters as Self - DirectorJonny Lee Miller as Self / Frankenstein / The MonsterGwen Adshead as Self - Chief Forensic Psychotherapist, Broadmoor Hospital (as Dr. Gwen Adshead)Philip Ball as Self - Historian of ScienceNick Dear as Self - PlaywrightDaisy Hay as Self - Mary Shelley BiographerStephen Hebron as Self - Bodleian Library, OxfordMore like this
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