Frankenstein (1931)

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American film film horror film

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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Predicate Object
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
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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Universal Pictures → notableFilm → Frankenstein (1931) ⓘ
Dwight Frye → notableWork → Frankenstein (1931) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Frankenstein (1931 film)
Universal Classic Monsters → notableWork → Frankenstein (1931) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Frankenstein (1931 film)
Frankenweenie (2012 film) → parodies → Frankenstein (1931) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Frankenstein (1931 film)