Frankenstein

"The man who made a monster."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.5/10

1,757 votes

Great

Average

Poor

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$291,000

Production Cost

Worldwide

$12.0M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$11.7M

ROI: +4024%

Budget Recovery4124% of budget

$0|Budget: $291,000|Revenue: $12.0M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

54.9K

Daily Avg

915

7-Day Trend

+2%

30 days agoToday

Wikipedia

Based On

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus

literary work

Story Setting

Set In

AlpsBavaria

Themes & Subjects

#monster#humannature#researchethics#obsession#creation#ethicsinscience#individualandsociety#evil

Series & Franchise

Part of

Frankenstein

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Arthur Edeson

Film Editing

Clarence Kolster

Music / Score

Bernhard Kaun

Production Design

Charles D. Hall

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Distributors

iTunesUniversal PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Format

digital download

Where to Watch Frankenstein

Available in 84 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of America	YouTube TV, TCM	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	AMC+, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United KingdomPG

Germany16

JapanG

HU16

IrelandPG

ItalyT

Netherlands16

PortugalM/12

+1 more countries

Production

Director

James Whale

Writers

Mary Shelley, Francis Edward Faragoh, Garrett Fort, Richard Schayer, Peggy Webling

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Cast

Colin Clive

Henry Frankenstein

Mae Clarke

Elizabeth

John Boles

Victor Moritz

Boris Karloff

The Monster

Edward Van Sloan

Doctor Waldman

Frederick Kerr

Baron Frankenstein

Dwight Frye

Fritz

Lionel Belmore

The Burgomaster

Marilyn Harris

Little Maria

Ted Billings

Villager (uncredited)

No Image

Mae Bruce

Screaming Maid (uncredited)

No Image

Jack Curtis

Villager (uncredited)

Tags & Keywords

firemonsterexperimentbased on novel or bookhalloweenreanimationlaboratorymad doctorblack and whitepre-codebody partangry mobgrave robbingwoman in perilvillager

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Frankenstein (Universal) Collection

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