Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (film)

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKenneth Branagh
Screenplay by
Based onFrankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
(1818 novel)
by Mary Shelley
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRoger Pratt
Edited byAndrew Marcus
Music byPatrick Doyle
Production
companies
Distributed byTriStar Pictures
Release dates
  • November 3, 1994 (1994-11-03) (London)
  • November 4, 1994 (1994-11-04) (US)
Running time
123 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Japan
LanguageEnglish
Budget$45 million
Box office$112 million

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a 1994 science-fiction gothic horror film directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also stars as Victor Frankenstein, with Robert De Niro portraying Frankenstein's monster (called the Creation in the film), and co-stars Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter, Ian Holm, John Cleese, Richard Briers and Aidan Quinn. It is considered to be one of the most faithful film adaptations of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, despite several differences and additions. Like the source material, the story follows Frankenstein, a medical student who produces the Creation, a creature made of human body parts, leading to dark consequences.

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein premiered at the London Film Festival on November 3, 1994 and was released theatrically on November 4, 1994, by TriStar Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $112 million worldwide on a budget of $45 million, making it less successful than the previous Francis Ford Coppola-produced horror adaptation Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992).