Media in category frankenstein 1931 film the following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total. In this post i will be comparing james whales frankenstein 1931 with kenneth branaghs frankenstein remake 1994. Italiano ita 1969 film streaming completo altadefinizione cb01, cineblog 01 distruggete frankenstein. This film is followed by the bride of frankenstein 1935, the son of frankenstein 1939, the ghost of frankenstein 1942, frankenstein meets the wolf man 1943, house of frankenstein 1944 and abbott and costello meet frankenstein 1948. Frankenstein 1931 this iconic horror film follows the obsessed scientist dr. There is a 1910 version of frankenstein that was really nothing to write home about. Frankenstein was greeted with screams, moans, and fainting spells upon its initial release, obliging universal to add a disclaimer in which edward van sloan advises the faint of heart to leave the. An obsessed scientist assembles a living being from parts of exhumed corpses. It was followed by multiple sequels, including the bride of frankenstein and the son of frankenstein.
As remarkable for its grasp of elemental horror as it is for its visually arresting set design, the groundbreaking universal film set a new standard for the genre that has continued to influence contemporary film. Both films suffer greatly from their slapdash production histories, and in particular from the inability of their writers to overcome the stage origin of the material. Boris karloff stars as the screens most memorable monster in what many consider to be the greatest horror film ever made. A comparison of film and novel versions of frankenstein the nature of horror stories gives the readeraudience a feeling of intense fear, shock or disgust.
Director james whales adaptation of mary shelleys novel frankenstein became an instant horror classic when it premiered in santa barbara in 1931. Frankenstein 1931universal film with boris karloff. Oscarsbest picture winnersbest picture winnersgolden globesemmyssan diego comicconnew york. Based mary shelleys novel and released in 1931, frankenstein follows the experimental exploits of dr. Frankenstein is an epochmaking film, like dracula before it. Of course, the movie was a trendsetter in more ways than one, and features one of cinemas alltime finest. The first appearance of boris karloff as the monster, wandering into the lab, coached by his creator henry colin clive, all going well until assistant fritz arrives with a torch, in james whales frankenstein, 1931. Lugosi and karloff later became costars in many of universals popular 1930s horror films. Frankenstein 1931 an obsessed scientist assembles a living being from parts of exhumed corpses. Henry frankenstein colin clive and his hunchbacked assistant, fritz, who steal corpses from graves for henrys experiments on creating human life. Horror stories are designed to entertain people by causing enjoyable feelings of horror.
Made ill by what he has done, frankenstein is comforted by his fiancee but on his wedding night he is visited by the monster. The movie stars colin clive, mae clarke, john boles, and boris karloff. Boris karloff and james whale in frankenstein 1931 boris karloff in frankenstein 1931 boris karloff. The 1931 frankenstein was produced by carl laemmle jr. In his mountaintop lab in the abandoned watchtower, viewed from outside against a stormy night sky, brilliant medical student dr. The electrical machinery in dr frankensteins laboratory was provided by kenneth strickfaden. Media in category frankenstein films the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. The same machinery reappeared years later in the fabulous mel brooks homage young frankenstein. The first ever frankenstein film appeared in 1910 but it is the 1931 version, starring boris karloff and directed by james whale which really set the frankenstein film genre in motion. Balderston based upon the composition by, mary shelley.
Frankenstein is number 87 on the american film institutes list of americas 100 greatest movies. This is a tribute video to frankenstein using all of the original production photos. Dr henry frankenstein on innuga lopetamas eksperimenti, luues elu laipadest kokku pandud olendi kehasse. Despite pleas from his friends, families, and colleagues, henry persists and finally succeeds in bringing his creation to life. Task in film reference books, look for a picture both of the creature and also of frankenstein himself.
Frankenstein, therefore, doesnt just refer to the mad scientist dude or the monster dude. Most have worked off the iconography of the 1930s film for the sake of style and historically established recognition think of all the cartoons that use the monster, and the movie van helsing. The young scientist, newly engaged but away from his. There are countless remakes and modern retellings of the story of frankenstein, a notable cameo is in horror homage film van helsing 2004. Instead she loved it, and ran up to him in delight as soon as she saw him. Balderston and the screenplay written by francis edward faragoh and garrett fort, with uncredited. Frankenstein 1910onereel edison studios film, recently recovered. Frankenstein trama cast recensione scheda del film di james whale con colin clive, mae clarke, john boles, boris karloff, edward van sloan, frederick kerr. Henry frankenstein colin clive as he attempts to create life by assembling a creature from body parts of the deceased.
Still regarded as the definitive film version of mary shelleys classic tale of tragedy and horror, frankenstein made unknown character actor boris karloff a star and created a. Frankenstein 1931 cast and crew this iconic horror film follows the obsessed scientist dr. This music is not from the original 1931 film, and jay dittamo had nothing to do with that film, whose music was composed by bernhard kaun. Doktori kuurakas abiline fritz rikub aga koik ilusa.
This frankenstein 1931 film is an incredible piece of work and will stand the test of timeactually, it has already stood the test of. Frankenstein, a young medical student, trying to create the perfect human being, instead creates a misshapen monster. The film takes place in 1773, 1785, 1788, 1793, and 1794. Henry frankenstein has assembled a human body, stitched together from parts of different corpses stolen from graves. The movie was a great success with both audiences and critics. The film is based on mary shelleys famous book of the same name. Frankenstein 1931 film critique and analysis lusina. Go to for project critiquing the universal studios adaptation of the mary shelley text frankenstein, using this and other key clips from the film. Ita 2018 film completo sottotitoli italiano il barone frankenstein, alla disperata ricerca di cavie umane per portare avanti i suoi esperimenti, finisce col.
The classic and definitive monsterhorror film of all time, director james whales frankenstein 1931 is the screen version of mary shelleys gothic 1818 nightmarish novel of the same name frankenstein. In 1931, individual state censor boards demanded various cuts to frankenstein. With colin clive, mae clarke, boris karloff, john boles. As in the rest of the film, there is nothing jokey about this situation. Passed 1h 10min drama, horror, scifi 21 november 1931 usa an obsessed scientist assembles a living. A comparison of film and novel versions of frankenstein. Bela lugosi, star of dracula 1931, turned down the role of the monster. Henry frankenstein colin clive as he attempts to create life by assembling a creature from body parts.
Boris karloff was so unknown he wasnt even credited at the beginning of frankenstein. The film s hulking monster, portrayed by boris karloff with a flat head and protruding neck bolts, is one of the most. This movie also spawned several bmovie spinoffs such as the bride of frankenstein, 1935, and son of frankenstein, 1939. The film, with victorian undertones, was produced by carl laemmle jr. Frankenstein, american horror film, released in 1931, that was based on a stage adaptation of mary wollstonecraft shelleys 1818 novel frankenstein. In addition frankenstein is easily the highest grossing film of 1931, with an contextually impressive total of. Frankenstein 1931 movie simple english wikipedia, the. The film staffers on frankenstein were worried that marilyn harris, the 7yearold who played the girl the monster throws in the lake, would be terrified by boris karloffs makeup. While the filmmakers do a good job of translating the story from book to screen, they have made a few errors. Frankenstein 1931 drama, horror, scifi boris karloff video. James whales 1931 film of mary shelleys frankenstein is one of those. Frankenstein 1931 frankenstein 1931 film quiz questions. In my homage to halloween i am writing this quiz about o trivia questions, facts and quizzes. The first cinematic adaptation of the novel arrives in 1931 with james whales frankenstein, a film produced by universal studios, the same studio that experienced great success with their adaptation of bram stokers dracula.
This should make connections between the original mary shelley work, the various film adaptations, and possibly the recent frankenstein film. Some of them are better than others, but only the first three star. It is based on the book frankenstein by mary shelley. It lets you know that in this movie, youll see mad scientists. It creates an atmosphere of tension for the readeraudience. One was a quote by henry frankenstein at the end of the. Frankenstein was added to the library of congress national film registry in 1991. I arrived here yesterday, and my first task is to assure my dear sister of my welfare and. But two passages in particular were universally condemned. None of these films even remotely followed the original novels storyline, and none ever achieved the kind of fame garnered by the original movie. A live reading of frankenstein is streaming now for. The horror novel frankenstein by mary shelley has inspired a number of films.