National Theatre Live: Frankenstein (2011)
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Directors
Danny Boyle, Tim Van Someren
Cast
Benedict Cumberbatch, Jonny Lee Miller, Ella Smith, John Killoran
The story
Victor Frankenstein creates a monster from human corpses. Once the Creature is brought to life, however, Victor is appalled by his creation's deformed appearance and flees in terror. The Creature wanders through the streets of Ingolstadt, lost and confused.
Genres
Drama, Horror
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