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Frankenstein (1931 movie)

12 Ratings: 3.7

1931 film directed by James Whale

The first film of the Frankenstein series.

Tags: Movies, Science Fiction Movies, Horror, Boris Karloff, Based Upon A Novel, Monsters, see all

Cast: Boris Karloff, Edward Van Sloan, Francis Ford, Dwight Frye, Michael Mark, Colin Clive, see all

Director: James Whale

Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, Fantasy

Release Date: November 21, 1931

MPAA Rating: Unrated

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review by MichaelN. August 13, 2010

The Ultimate Monster Movie!

No class on horror films would be complete without this movie. It was one of the first and still one of the best ever made. The movie that made Boris Karloff and Colin Clive. Jack Pierce provides the best make-up since Chaney's Phantom of the Opera.Superb directing! See the uncut version if you can.

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review by Captain_Couth. May 17, 2009

It's Alive....James Whale's Frankenstein.

Frankenstein was one of the first monster movie classics to come from the Hollywood film studios. The was adapted "loosely" from the original Mary Shelley Gothic classic. A lot of this film was based upon several other earlier German expressionism films and a play. But this film was a landmark. It spawned several official sequels, scores of knock-offs and it made Boris Karloff a horror film legend. The movie is about Dr. Frankenstein and his stooge Igor. One day, the good … more

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