

Frankenstein: A Modern Myth
Genres
Overview
From Boris Karloff to Mel Brooks - Frankenstein has fired the imagination of generations of artists who have created their own interpretation of this Gothic masterpiece. Frankenstein: A Modern Myth looks at some of these depictions, including Danny Boyle's sell-out hit at the National Theatre. The film has exclusive access to rehearsals and interviews with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller - who alternate the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature - and with Danny Boyle. It also features cult film director John Waters: "I'm sympathetic to monsters, and this was the first one I came across as a child".
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
60 min
Release Date
2012-10-31
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
7
David Bradley
Self - Narrator (voice)
Daniel Ings
Readings (voice)
Sarah Mowat
Readings (voice)
Danny Boyle
Self
Benedict Cumberbatch
Self / Frankenstein / The Monster
John Waters
Self - Director
Jonny Lee Miller
Self / Frankenstein / The Monster
Gwen Adshead
Self - Chief Forensic Psychotherapist, Broadmoor Hospital (as Dr. Gwen Adshead)
Philip Ball
Self - Historian of Science
Nick Dear
Self - Playwright
Daisy Hay
Self - Mary Shelley Biographer
Stephen Hebron
Self - Bodleian Library, Oxford
Philip Hoare
Self - Writer
Miranda Seymour
Self - Mary Shelley Biographer
Helen Wallace
Self - Genetics Ethicist
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