Frankenstein (1931)
Boris Karloff ist in diesem Film das wohl unvergesslichste aller Leinwand-Monster. Von vielen wird „Frankenstein“ als der größte Horrorfilm aller Zeiten betrachtet. Dr. Frankenstein wagt es, mit Leben und Tod zu experimentieren und erschafft ein menschliches Monster aus toten Körperteilen. Aber die Träume des Doktors werden durch die gewalttätigen Wutausbrüche seiner Kreatur zerstört, die in einer Welt erwacht, in der sie nicht willkommen ist. Regisseur James Whales Adaption des Romans von Mary Shelley mischt Verfall und Verderben mit gruseliger Lyrik. Boris Karloff in der Rolle, mit der er für immer in Verbindung gebracht werden wird, bietet das mitleiderregende Porträt einer Kreatur auf der verzweifelten Suche nach einer Identität.
Der Regisseur:
James Whale
Die Autor:
Francis Edward Faragoh, Garrett Fort.
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Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein |
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Mae Clarke as Elizabeth |
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John Boles as Victor Moritz |
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Boris Karloff as The Monster |
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Edward Van Sloan as Doctor Waldman |
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Frederick Kerr as Baron Frankenstein |
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Dwight Frye as Fritz |
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Lionel Belmore as The Burgomaster |
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Marilyn Harris as Little Maria |
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Ted Billings as Villager (uncredited) |
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Mae Bruce as Screaming Maid (uncredited) |
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Jack Curtis as Villager (uncredited) |
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Arletta Duncan as Bridesmaid (uncredited) |
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William Dyer as Gravedigger (uncredited) |
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Francis Ford as Hans (uncredited) |
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Soledad Jiménez as Mourner (uncredited) |
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Carmencita Johnson as Little Girl (uncredited) |
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Seessel Anne Johnson as Little Girl (uncredited) |
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Margaret Mann as Mourner (uncredited) |
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Michael Mark as Ludwig (uncredited) |
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Pauline Moore as Bridesmaid (uncredited) |
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Inez Palange as Villager (uncredited) |
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Paul Panzer as Mourner (uncredited) |
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Cecilia Parker as Maid (uncredited) |
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Rose Plumer as Villager (uncredited) |
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Cecil Reynolds as Waldman's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Ellinor Vanderveer as Medical Student (uncredited) |
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Robert Milasch as Villager (uncredited) |
| Camera | Arthur Edeson | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Mary Shelley | Novel |
| Art | Charles D. Hall | Art Direction |
| Directing | James Whale | Director |
| Writing | Francis Edward Faragoh | Screenplay |
| Editing | Clarence Kolster | Editor |
| Production | Carl Laemmle Jr. | Producer |
| Writing | Garrett Fort | Screenplay |
| Production | E.M. Asher | Associate Producer |
| Sound | C. Roy Hunter | Recording Supervision |
| Editing | Maurice Pivar | Supervising Film Editor |
| Crew | Carl Laemmle | Presenter |
| Writing | Peggy Webling | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Richard Schayer | Script Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Pierce | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Ken Strickfaden | Special Effects |
| Sound | Bernhard Kaun | Original Music Composer |
