Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a 1994 film directed by Kenneth Branagh, starring Robert De Niro, Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter, and Kenneth Branagh. It is an adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein. It follows the novel more closely than other film adaptations, but still deviates broadly from Mary Shelley's original plot. The film was a part of a brief trend towards high-profile adaptations of classic horror stories (usually with claims of greater authenticity than previous film versions) following the box-office success of Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula. Other films in this trend included Mary Reilly (based on the story of Jekyll and Hyde) and the film Wolf, based on the werewolf myths. The main characters include: The movie is one of the most faithful adaptations of the book, and one of the few to actually follow the novel's plot and characterizations. Among the deviations from the original book is the creation of the monster bride. In the book, the... full article at wikipedia