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Frankenstein

Dr. Frankenstein, a reclusive scientist increasingly obsessed with his unusual experiments, dares to tamper with life and death by creating a human monster out of lifeless body parts. When a criminal’s brain is inadvertently transplanted inside the creature with potentially dangerous effects, its creators decide that it must be destroyed.

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Cast & Crew See All

Colin Clive
Henry Frankenstein
Mae Clarke
Elizabeth
Boris Karloff
The Monster

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Awards

  • 1991 - National Film Registry - - winner
  • 2013 - Saturn Award - Best DVD/Blu-Ray Collection - winner
  • 1932 - Audience Referendum - IN-COMPETITION - nominated
  • 2011 - OFTA Film Hall of Fame - Motion Picture - winner

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