
Frankenstein: A Modern Myth
Documentary
Overview
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".
Top Cast


David Bradley
David Bradley
Self - Narrator (voice)
David Bradley
Self - Narrator (voice)


Daniel Ings
Daniel Ings
Readings (voice)
Daniel Ings
Readings (voice)
Sarah Mowat
Sarah Mowat
Readings (voice)
Sarah Mowat
Readings (voice)


Danny Boyle
Danny Boyle
Self
Danny Boyle
Self


Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch
Self / Frankenstein / The Monster
Benedict Cumberbatch
Self / Frankenstein / The Monster


John Waters
John Waters
Self - Director
John Waters
Self - Director


Jonny Lee Miller
Jonny Lee Miller
Self / Frankenstein / The Monster
Jonny Lee Miller
Self / Frankenstein / The Monster
Gwen Adshead
Gwen Adshead
Self - Chief Forensic Psychotherapist, Broadmoor Hospital (as Dr. Gwen Adshead)
Gwen Adshead
Self - Chief Forensic Psychotherapist, Broadmoor Hospital (as Dr. Gwen Adshead)
Philip Ball
Philip Ball
Self - Historian of Science
Philip Ball
Self - Historian of Science
Nick Dear
Nick Dear
Self - Playwright
Nick Dear
Self - Playwright
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