Gods and Monsters (1998)
1957: Der britische Regisseur James Whale, welcher durch seine Filme Frankenstein und Frankensteins Braut berühmt wurde, lebt zurückgezogen von der sogenannten „feinen Gesellschaft“. Er erlebt Anfeindungen vor allem dadurch, dass er aus seiner Homosexualität nie ein Hehl gemacht hat. Ihm zur Seite steht nur seine Haushälterin Hanna. Seine Zeit verbringt er vor allem mit der Malerei. An dem Tag, als ein junger Reporter mit James Whale an dessen Swimmingpool ein Interview führt, zeigt sich Whales ironischer Witz. Er flirtet ganz offen mit seinem Gegenüber, was diesen zusätzlich verunsichert. Während des Interviews erleidet der Regisseur einen leichten Gehirnschlag. Nach diesem Gehirnschlag wird sich Whale der Tatsache immer mehr bewusst, dass sich sein Gesundheitszustand zunehmend verschlechtern wird. Sein Bewusstsein ist noch immer das alte, allerdings geraten seine Gedanken zeitweise außer Kontrolle. Er beginnt daraufhin, sein Ableben zu planen und regelrecht zu inszenieren.
Der Regisseur: Bill Condon
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Ian McKellen as James Whale |
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Brendan Fraser as Clayton Boone |
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Lynn Redgrave as Hanna |
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Lolita Davidovich as Betty |
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David Dukes as David Lewis |
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Kevin J. O'Connor as Harry |
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Mark Kiely as Dwight |
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Jack Plotnick as Edmund Kay |
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Rosalind Ayres as Elsa Lanchester |
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Jack Betts as Boris Karloff |
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Matt McKenzie as Colin Clive |
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Todd Babcock as Leonard Barnett |
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Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy as Princess Margaret |
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Brandon Kleyla as Young Whale |
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Pamela Salem as Sarah Whale |
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Michael O'Hagan as William Whale |
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David Millbern as Dr. Payne |
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Amir Aboulela as The Monster |
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Marlon Braccia as Elizabeth Taylor |
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Jesse Long as Assistant Director |
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Owen Masterson as Camera Assistant |
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Lisa Vastine as Librarian |
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Kent George as Whale at 25 |
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Martin Ferrero as George Cukor |
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David Fabrizio as Photographer |
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Jesse James as Michael Boone |
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Lisa Darr as Dana Boone |
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Paul Michael Sandberg as Sound Man |
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Judson Mills as Young Man at Pool |
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Arthur Dignam as Ernest Thesiger (uncredited) |
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John Gatins as Kid Saylor (uncredited) |
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Curtis Harrington as Cukor Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Celeste Lecesne as Jack Pierce (uncredited) |
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Sarah Ann Morris as Daisy (uncredited) |
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Richard Pines as Bar Patron (uncredited) |
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Jennifer Tolkachev as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Production | Valorie Massalas | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debra-Lee Davidson | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Bill Condon | Director |
| Production | Gregg Fienberg | Producer |
| Art | Jim Samson | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Stephen M. Katz | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bruce Finlayson | Costume Design |
| Writing | Christopher Bram | Novel |
| Art | Richard Sherman | Set Designer |
| Production | Mark R. Harris | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rita L. Green | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Judy Crown | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robin McWilliams | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sheryl Blum | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jerry Macaluso | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nina Minster | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cass McClure | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tarra D. Day | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cindy Nakadaira | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Spencer Proffer | Co-Executive Producer |
| Art | David Larry | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Scott Tebeau | Makeup Effects Designer |
| Production | Sam Irvin | Co-Executive Producer |
| Sound | Carter Burwell | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cyndra Dunn | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kim M. Ferry | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gary Bowers | Other |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Hallowell II | Hairstylist |
| Production | Valorie Massalas | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Lisa Levy | Line Producer |
| Production | John Schouweiler | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol F. Doran | Wigmaker |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mike Smithson | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Paul Colichman | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roy Knyrim | Makeup Supervisor |
| Sound | Brian Smith | ADR Mixer |
| Production | Clive Barker | Executive Producer |
| Production | Beau Rogers | Executive Producer |
| Sound | David Bach | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Production | Stephen P. Jarchow | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Virginia Katz | Editor |
| Production | David Forrest | Executive Producer |
| Art | Richard Sherman | Production Design |
| Writing | Bill Condon | Writer |
