Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

From Boris Karloff to Mel Brooks - Frankenstein has fired the imagination of generations of artists who have created their own interpretation of this Gothic masterpiece. Frankenstein: A Modern Myth looks at some of these depictions, including Danny Boyle's sell-out hit at the National Theatre. The film has exclusive access to rehearsals and interviews with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller - who alternate the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature - and with Danny Boyle. It also features cult film director John Waters: "I'm sympathetic to monsters, and this was the first one I came across as a child".

Cast

David Bradley

Played Self - Narrator (voi…
Daniel Ings

Played Readings (voice)
Sarah Mowat

Played Readings (voice)
Danny Boyle

Played Self
Benedict Cumberbatch

Played Self / Frankenstein …
John Waters

Played Self - Director
Jonny Lee Miller

Played Self / Frankenstein …
Gwen Adshead

Played Self - Chief Forensi…
Philip Ball

Played Self - Historian of …
Nick Dear

Played Self - Playwright
Daisy Hay

Played Self - Mary Shelley …
Stephen Hebron

Played Self - Bodleian Libr…
Philip Hoare

Played Self - Writer
Miranda Seymour

Played Self - Mary Shelley …
Helen Wallace

Played Self - Genetics Ethi…

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