Kenneth Branagh as Victor Frankenstein

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Kenneth Branagh as Victor Frankenstein is the intense, driven scientist protagonist of the 1994 film adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel, embodying both the ambition and tragic hubris at the story’s core.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf adaptation of Victor Frankenstein
fictional character portrayal
film character
adaptationApproach relatively faithful to Mary Shelley's novel
adaptationOfWorkBy Mary Shelley
alternateTitleOfFilm Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
appearsIn Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994 film)
surface form: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994 film)
basedOn Victor Frankenstein
centralThemeEmbodied scientific ambition
tragic hubris
consequenceOfActions creation of a monstrous being
personal tragedy
coStarInFilm Helena Bonham Carter as Elizabeth Lavenza
Robert De Niro as the Creature
Henry Clerval
surface form: Tom Hulce as Henry Clerval
creatorOf the Creature
surface form: Frankenstein's creature
emotionalTone intense and melodramatic
fieldOfStudy medicine
natural philosophy
filmDirector Kenneth Branagh
filmReleaseYear 1994
genre gothic horror
languageOfPerformance English
medium live-action film
moralArc from idealistic scientist to tormented figure
motivation to conquer death
to reanimate dead tissue
narrativeRole protagonist
nationalityInFiction Swiss
notableScene laboratory reanimation sequence
notableTrait ambitious
driven
hubristic
intense
occupation experimental anatomist
medical student
scientist
partOfFranchise Frankenstein film adaptations
portrayedBy Kenneth Branagh
productionCountryOfFilm United States of America
surface form: United States
relationshipToCreature antagonist
creator
screenWriterOfFilm Frank Darabont
Steph Lady
settingPeriod 19th century
studio TriStar Pictures

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Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994 film) featuresPerformanceBy Kenneth Branagh as Victor Frankenstein