Frankenstein

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American film black-and-white film film horror film

Frankenstein is a classic 1931 Universal horror film, directed by James Whale and starring Boris Karloff, that popularized the iconic cinematic image of Mary Shelley’s monster.

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Frankenstein canonical 17

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film ⓘ
black-and-white film ⓘ
film ⓘ
horror film ⓘ
aspectOfCulture classic Hollywood horror cinema ⓘ
basedOn Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus ⓘ
basedOnAuthor Mary Shelley ⓘ
character Dr. Waldman ⓘ
Elizabeth ⓘ
Henry Frankenstein ⓘ
The Monster ⓘ
Victor Moritz ⓘ
cinematographyBy Arthur Edeson ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director James Whale ⓘ
distributor Universal Pictures ⓘ
editedBy Clarence Kolster ⓘ
era Pre-Code era ⓘ
filmFormat 35 mm ⓘ
followedBy Bride of Frankenstein ⓘ
genre horror ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
hasIconicLine It’s alive! ⓘ
hasLegacy established visual template for Frankenstein’s monster in popular culture ⓘ
includedInList classic Universal horror films ⓘ
makeupArtistForMonster Jack Pierce ⓘ
notableFor influential makeup design for the Monster ⓘ
popularizing the iconic cinematic image of Frankenstein’s monster ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf Universal Classic Monsters ⓘ
surface form: Universal Classic Monsters series
portraysTheme consequences of scientific hubris ⓘ
isolation of the outsider ⓘ
playing God ⓘ
producer Carl Laemmle ⓘ
surface form: Carl Laemmle Jr.
productionCompany Universal Pictures ⓘ
rating pre-Code Hollywood film ⓘ
releaseDate 1931-11-21 ⓘ
releaseYear 1931 ⓘ
runningTime approximately 70 minutes ⓘ
setDecorationStyle Gothic ⓘ
setIn Europe ⓘ
starring Boris Karloff ⓘ
Colin Clive ⓘ
Dwight Frye ⓘ
Edward Van Sloan ⓘ
John Boles ⓘ
Mae Clarke ⓘ
title Frankenstein self-linksurface differs ⓘ

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Arthur Edeson → notableWork → Frankenstein ⓘ
Arthur Edeson → workedOn → Frankenstein ⓘ
Colin Clive → notableWork → Frankenstein ⓘ
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Laura Mae Bullivant → notableWork → Frankenstein ⓘ
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Henry Clerval → portrayedInFilmAdaptationOf → Frankenstein ⓘ
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Francis Edward Faragoh → notableWork → Frankenstein ⓘ
Francis Edward Faragoh → workedOn → Frankenstein ⓘ
Mae Clarke → notableWork → Frankenstein ⓘ
Colin Glenn Clive-Greig → notableWork → Frankenstein ⓘ
Colin Glenn Clive-Greig → appearedIn → Frankenstein ⓘ
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