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Boris Karloff stars in Frankenstein, as the screen's most memorable monster, in what many consider to be the greatest horror film ever made. Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) dares to tamper with life and death by creating a human monster (Karloff) out of lifeless body parts. Director James Whale's adaptation of the Mary Shelley novel blended with Karloff's compassionate portrayal of a creature groping for identity makes Frankenstein a masterpiece not only of the genre, but of all time.

1931 · 1h 10m
Director James Whale

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Frankenstein

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Boris Karloff stars in Frankenstein, as the screen's most memorable monster, in what many consider to be the greatest horror film ever made. Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) dares to tamper with life and death by creating a human monster (Karloff) out of lifeless body parts. Director James Whale's adaptation of the Mary Shelley novel blended with Karloff's compassionate portrayal of a creature groping for identity makes Frankenstein a masterpiece not only of the genre, but of all time.

COMMON SENSE

Classic monster movie still electrifies.

TOMATOMETER
Average 9
Reviews 96
Fresh 90
Rotten 6

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Studio
Universal Pictures
Released
1931
Run Time
1 hr 10 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United States
© 1931 Universal Studios. Renewed 1959 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

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Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC)

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English (CC)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.