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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein /

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 78719 | Columbia Tristar Home VideoLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Edition: Full screenDescription: 1 videodisc (approximately 123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 0767811097
  • 9780767811095
Other title:
  • Frankenstein
Uniform titles:
  • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Motion picture)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.4372 22
LOC classification:
  • PN1997 .M3695 2004
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Roger Pratt ; editor, Andrew Marcus ; music by Patrick Doyle ; production designer, Tim Harvey ; costumes designed by James Acheson ; co-producers, Kenneth Branagh and David Parfitt.
Cast: Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter, Aidan Quinn, Ian Holm, Richard Briers, John Cleese.Summary: Tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during child birth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a creature which Frankenstein has put together from the remains of corpses. The creature turns into a monster when Dr. Frankenstein rejects him. Sticking close to the original novel, the film guides us through the story of Frankenstein's quest for knowledge, and his creature's search for his "father."
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Barcode
VID VID Chamberlin Free Public Library Video DVD FRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34517000416076

"Presented in association with Japan Satellite Broadcasting, Inc. and the IndieProd Company ... from American Zoetrope."

Based on the novel Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.

Director of photography, Roger Pratt ; editor, Andrew Marcus ; music by Patrick Doyle ; production designer, Tim Harvey ; costumes designed by James Acheson ; co-producers, Kenneth Branagh and David Parfitt.

Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter, Aidan Quinn, Ian Holm, Richard Briers, John Cleese.

Tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during child birth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a creature which Frankenstein has put together from the remains of corpses. The creature turns into a monster when Dr. Frankenstein rejects him. Sticking close to the original novel, the film guides us through the story of Frankenstein's quest for knowledge, and his creature's search for his "father."

MPAA rating: R ; for horrific images.

Originally released as a motion picture Great Britain/United States/Japan : TriStar Pictures/Japan Satellite Broadcasting, Inc., 1994.

DVD ; region 1, NTSC ; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby surround 2-channel, Dolby digital 5.1.

In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English.

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