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IMDb rating 6.3
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Critic Angie Errigo
rated 6

...a vigorous, entertaining re-telling.

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Cast & Crew

Kenneth Branagh
As Victor Frankenstein
Kenneth Branagh
Director
Robert De Niro
As The Creature / Sharp Featured Man
John Cleese
As Prof. Waldman
Helena Bonham Carter
As Elizabeth
Ian Holm
As Baron Frankenstein
Hugh Bonneville
As Schiller

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Young Victor Frankenstein becomes obsessed with creating life after his mother's death. He studies under a sinister professor and experiments with creating a human being. His creation, a monster assembled from corpses and a brilliant scientist's brain, comes to life but is rejected by its creator. The monster escapes and swears revenge on Victor and his family. The creature confronts Victor and demands that he create a companion for him. Victor ultimately refuses, and the creature kills him, leading to a tragic ending for all.

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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was released in theaters on November 4, 1994.