Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

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2012-10-31 | 60 min
Documentary

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".

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Cast

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David Bradley

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Daniel Ings

Readings (voice)

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Sarah Mowat

Readings (voice)

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Danny Boyle

Self

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Benedict Cumberbatch

Self / Frankenstein / The Monster

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John Waters

Self - Director

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Jonny Lee Miller

Self / Frankenstein / The Monster

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Gwen Adshead

Self - Chief Forensic Psychotherapist, Broadmoor Hospital (as Dr. Gwen Adshead)

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Philip Ball

Self - Historian of Science

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Nick Dear

Self - Playwright

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