Frankenstein (1931)

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Frankenstein (1931) is a landmark American horror film directed by James Whale, starring Boris Karloff as the iconic monster, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential early sound-era horror movies.

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instanceOf American film
film
horror film
basedOn Frankenstein (1927 play)
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
basedOnAuthor Mary Shelley
blackAndWhite true
character Dr. Waldman
Elizabeth
Fritz
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
famousLine It's alive!
filmLocationSetting Central Europe
followedBy Bride of Frankenstein
genre horror
science fiction
hasIconicScene laboratory creation sequence with lightning and machinery
hasTagline The Monster
surface form: The Man Who Made a Monster
influenced later horror cinema
musicBy no original credited score
notableFor being a landmark early sound-era horror film
iconic portrayal of Frankenstein's monster by Boris Karloff
originalLanguage English
partOf Universal Classic Monsters
surface form: Universal Classic Monsters series
playAdaptationAuthors Peggy Webling
producer Carl Laemmle
surface form: Carl Laemmle Jr.
productionCompany Universal Pictures
releaseDate 1931-11-21
releaseYear 1931
runtimeMinutes 70
screenwriter Francis Edward Faragoh
Garrett Fort
setInPeriod 19th century
soundFilm true
starring Boris Karloff
Colin Clive
Dwight Frye
Edward Van Sloan
John Boles
Mae Clarke
studioEra Pre-Code Hollywood
title Frankenstein

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