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Frankenstein
UNITED KINGDOM · 1931

Frankenstein

James Whale
mad science creation and responsibility social rejection man playing god isolation and loneliness
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Synopsis

Henry Frankenstein pieces together body parts in the hope of bringing a human-like creature to life. The mad scientist’s dreams are shattered by his monstrous creation awakening with rage to a world that hates and fears him.

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