Overview
Production co: Universal Pictures
►83 min (USA) □ June 1959 (USA)
Library synopsis: [En] One of the most celebrated and influential movies ever made – it even sparked off a horror revival when shown on American TV in 1957 – it does not by any means represent James Whale’s best work. Whale’s delight in the eccentricities og human behaviour, in outcast monster and the grotesques whom he encourages to take the plot by the scruff of the neck and make free of it to create self-contained little farces of their own. With Boris Karloff giving one of the great performances of all time as the monster whose mutation from candour to chill savagery is mirrored only through his limpid eyes, the film’s great imaginative coup is to show the monster ‘growing up’ in all too human terms. Written by Phil Hardy
Director: James Whale
Cult stars: Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, Boris Karloff
Cult relevance index: ₪ 9.1 / 10
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Essential inner links and references
Dell Movie Classic [USA / 1964 - August-October - 12-283-410] (cm) | I Classici a Fumetti [Italy / A. 3 - Nr. 15 - July 1969] (cm) | The Aurum Film Encyclopedia – Horror [UK / 1996] (bk) | Mad Doctors, Monsters and Mummies [UK / 1991] (bk) | Midi – Minuit Fantastique [France / Nr. 9 - July 1964] (mg) | Monster Memories [USA / Nr. 1 - January 1993] (mg) | Mad Movies [France / Nr. 16 - October 1977] (fz) | Monster Bis [France / Nr. 120 - Le Gothique a L'Anglo-Saxonne] (fz)
Frankenstein
We Belong Dead – Frankenstein on Film [USA / 1997] (bk) | Frankenstein [USA / 1992] (bk) | The Illustrated Frankenstein Movie Guide [UK / 1994] (bk) | Cult Movies [USA / Nr. 27 - 1998] (mg) | Famous Monsters of Filmland [USA / Nr. 124 - April 1976] (mg) | Midi – Minuit Fantastique [France / Nr. 23 - Autumn 1970] (mg) | I Classici a Fumetti [Italy / A. 3 - Nr. 15 - July 1969] (cm) | Dell Movie Classic [USA / 1964 - August-October - 12-283-410] (cm) | L’Ecran Fantastique [France / Nr. 1 - Summer 1977] (mg) | Terror Fantastic [Spain / A. 1 - Nr. 2 - November 1971] (mg) | Midnight Marquee [USA / Nr. 54 - Summer 1997] (mg) | Mad Movies [France / Nr. 14 - December 1976] (fz) | Cine Zine Zone [France / Nr. 11 - November 1981] (fz) | Vampir [West Germany / Nr. 5 - October 1973] (fz)
Boris Karloff
Horror Pictures Collection [France / 1989] (bk) | Boris Karloff [USA / 1996] (bk) | Cult Movies [USA / Nr. 7 - 1993] (mg) | Cult Movies [USA / Nr. 29 - 1999](mg) | Terror Fantastic [Spain / A. 1 - Nr. 1 - October 1971] (mg) | Terror Fantastic [Spain / A. 3 - Nr. 16 - January 1973] (mg) | Miroir du Fantastique [France / Nr. 11 - Vol. 2 - March 1969] (mg) | Rue Morgue [Canada / Nr. 30 - November-December 2002] (mg) | Vampir [West Germany / Nr. 3 - April 1973] (fz)
James Whale
Famous Monsters of Filmland [USA / Nr. 124 - April 1976] (mg) | Terror Fantastic [Spain / A. 1 - Nr. 2 - November 1971] (mg)
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Gallery and video classification_
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Basic Card
| Genre | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi |
|---|---|
| Director | James Whale |
| Writers | Francis Edward Faragoh, Garrett Fort, John L. Balderston, John Russell, Mary Shelley, Peggy Webling, Richard Schayer, Robert Florey |
| Producer | Carl Laemmle Jr., E.M. Asher |
| Cast | Arletta Duncan, Boris Karloff, Carmencita Johnson, Cecil Reynolds, Cecilia Parker, Colin Clive, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan, Ellinor Vanderveer, Francis Ford, Frederick Kerr, Inez Palange, Jack Curtis, John Boles, Lionel Belmore, Mae Bruce, Mae Clarke, Marilyn Harris, Mary Gordon, Michael Mark, Paul Panzer, Pauline Moore, Rose Plumer, Seessel Anne Johnson, Soledad Jiménez, Ted Billings, William Dyer |
| Certification | UK:A (original rating) (cut) / UK:PG (video rating) (2002) / UK:PG (video rating) (1986) (cinema version) (cut) / Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) / Finland:K-15 (2004) / Iceland:16 / Spain:13 / South Korea:12 / Canada:(Banned) (Quebec) (original rating) / Canada:G (Quebec) / Norway:16 (video rating) / USA:TV-PG (TV rating) / Argentina:13 / Australia:M / Germany:16 / Sweden:11 / USA:Unrated |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English, Latin |
| Release date | USA 21 November 1931 | USA 4 December 1931 (New York City, New York) | Austria 1932 | Turkey 1932 | Japan 15 April 1932 | Germany 18 May 1932 | Uruguay 23 July 1932 | Italy August 1932 (Venice Film Festival) | Italy 16 September 1932 | Sweden 28 November 1932 | Portugal 10 January 1933 | Hong Kong 15 June 1933 | France 18 December 1940 | USA 1 June 1947 (re-release) | Austria 5 July 1957 (re-release) | Portugal 2 April 1976 (re-release) |
| Also known as | Frankenstein Austria / Germany / Greece / Hungary (imdb display title) / Poland / Portugal (imdb display title) / Uruguay (literal title) | El doctor Frankenstein Spain | Frankenstayn Turkey (Turkish title) | Frankenstein, el autor del monstruo Uruguay (alternative title) |
| Filming locations | Busch Gardens - S. Grove Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA (convalescent scene) | Court of Miracles, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA | Lake Sherwood, California, USA (creature and young girl by the lake scene) | Little Europe, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA | Malibou Lake, Agoura, California, USA (creature and young girl by the lake scene) | San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA | Stage 12, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA |
| Box office/business | Budget $291,000 (estimated) | Gross $12,000,000 (USA) | Filming Dates 24 August 1931 - 3 October 1931 | Copyright Holder: Universal Pictures Corp.; 16 November 1931; LP2631 (in copyright registry) |
| Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distribution company | Universal Pictures (1931) (USA) (theatrical) | Universal Pictures (1938) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) | Universal Pictures (1947) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) | Realart Pictures (1951) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) | Screen Gems (1957) (USA) (TV) | Universal Pictures (1932) (Austria) (theatrical) | MCA/Universal Home Video (USA) (VHS) | MCA/Universal Home Video (USA) (laserdisc) | Net5 (2004) (Netherlands) (TV) | Universal Home Entertainment (USA) (DVD) | Universal Pictures Benelux (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) | ICI (Italy) (vhs) | Fonit Cetra Video (Italy) (vhs) | Pantmedia (Italy) (vhs) | CIC Video (Italy) (vhs) | Mondadori Video (Italy) (vhs) | AVO Film (Italy) (vhs) |
| Runtime | 70 min | France 76 min |
| Technical specifications | Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Sound System) | Color: Black and White | Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1 | Laboratory Universal Studios Laboratory, USA | Film length (metres) (8 reels) | Film negative format (mm/video inches): 35 mm | Cinematographic process: Spherical | Printed film format: 35 mm |
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