It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

1994

100 min

8.5

Ends at

Mary Shelley created a monster in 1818, and writers, actors and filmmakers haven't been able to get enough of it ever since. The history of the creature on and off the screen includes clips from Thomas Edison's 1910 filmization to Kenneth Branagh's 1994 treatment, plus interviews with Robert De Niro, Mel Brooks, Roger Corman and others. Hosted by Roger Moore; narrated by Eli Wallach.

Budget

$0

Genre

Documentary

Director

Richard Brown

Country

United States of America

Cast & Crew

Rick Baker

Kenneth Branagh

Mel Brooks

Francis Ford Coppola

Robert De Niro

Richard Dreyfuss

Roger Moore

Jane Seymour

Eli Wallach

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It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

Mary Shelley created a monster in 1818, and writers, actors and filmmakers haven't been able to get enough of it ever since. The history of the creature on and off the screen includes clips from Thomas Edison's 1910 filmization to Kenneth Branagh's 1994 treatment, plus interviews with Robert De Niro, Mel Brooks, Roger Corman and others. Hosted by Roger Moore; narrated by Eli Wallach.

  • Rick Baker

  • Kenneth Branagh

  • Mel Brooks

  • Francis Ford Coppola

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