Frankenstein - The True Story

Reseña del editor Experience all the horror and suspense of the timeless Frankenstein story, now available on DVD for the first time ever in this unedited 3-hour version! With an incredible cast, including Jane Seymour, Agnes Moorehead, Michael Sarrazin, James Mason and Leonard Whiting, this film faithfully retells Mary Shelley's unforgettable story. Victor Frankenstein's medical experimentations result with the shocking discovery that he can revive the dead. But when his creature becomes a killer, is anyone safe? Find out in this gruesome, heart-pounding thriller created by legendary talents such as screenwriter Christopher Isherwood and makeup artists Roy Ashton. Experience the tragedy and terror of Frankenstein like never before! Tienda Hints of sublime horror lurk in a big pile of camp lunacy in Frankenstein: The True Story. While a subtitle like The True Story might make you think this 1970s TV production hews close to Mary Shelley's classic novel, it's safe to say that Shelley's opus did not include crawling disembodied arms, sinister Chinese coolies, solar power, or the flabbergasting paisley dressing gown that Dr. Frankenstein wears for one brief but startling scene. In fact, The True Story deviates from Shelley's story in almost every detail. In this version, the young and handsome Dr. Frankenstein (Leonard Whiting, star of Zeffirelli's Romeo & Juliet) is lured into reviving the dead by the obsessive Dr. Clerval (David McCallum, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.), who gruffly tosses off lines like "Fail? That is a word I shall teach you to forget!" and "This was specially prepared with chemicals--I'll explain what they are later." Clerval's untimely death doesn't stop Frankenstein from bringing his Creature to life in the form of the jaw-droppingly handsome Michael Sarrazin (They Shoot Horses, Don't They?). Alas, tissue degeneration soon sets in--but the oily, sinister Dr. Polidori (James Mason, Lolita) arrives to make things even worse with his plan for a female Creature in the form of the even more jaw-droppingly dewy and luscious Jane Seymour (later to becomeDr. Quinn, Medicine Woman). Most of Frankenstein: The True Story rattles along as enjoyable badness, but every so often an image flares up that's genuinely creepy--when Frankenstein's fiancee Elizabeth is menaced by an undead butterfly, the scene is laughable and eerie at the same time--and though Whiting is stiff, Mason and a parade of cameo stars (including John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, and Agnes Moorehead) inject the movie with the sort of sinister relish that animated the classic horror of the black and white era. --Bret Fetzer

Detalles del producto Relación de aspecto : 1.33:1 Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Clasificación de MPAA : NR (Not Rated) Dimensiones del producto : 5,35 x 7,56 x 0,71 pulgadas; 2,26 Onzas Número de modelo del producto : 1031685 Director : Jack Smight Formato multimedia : Formatos múltiples, Dolby, Color, NTSC, Pantalla completa, Subtitulado Tiempo de ejecución : 3 horas y 3 minutos Fecha de lanzamiento : Septiembre 26, 2006 Actores : James Mason, Leonard Whiting, Jane Seymour, Michael Sarrazin, Agnes Moorehead Subtítulos: : Inglés Productores : Hunt Stromberg Jr. Idioma : Inglés (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) Estudio : Studio Distribution Services ASIN : B000H30AQY País de origen : EE. UU. Número de discos : 1 Clasificación en los más vendidos de Amazon: nº4,822 en Películas y TV (Ver el Top 100 en Películas y TV) nº77 en Ciencia Ficción (Películas y TV) nº244 en Horror (Películas y TV) nº687 en Drama (Películas y TV) Opiniones de clientes: 4.4 4.4 de 5 estrellas 642 calificaciones Relación de aspecto : 1.33:1 Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Clasificación de MPAA : NR (Not Rated) Dimensiones del producto : 5,35 x 7,56 x 0,71 pulgadas; 2,26 Onzas Número de modelo del producto : 1031685 Director : Jack Smight Formato multimedia : Formatos múltiples, Dolby, Color, NTSC, Pantalla completa, Subtitulado Tiempo de ejecución : 3 horas y 3 minutos Fecha de lanzamiento : Septiembre 26, 2006 Actores : James Mason, Leonard Whiting, Jane Seymour, Michael Sarrazin, Agnes Moorehead Subtítulos: : Inglés Productores : Hunt Stromberg Jr. Idioma : Inglés (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) Estudio : Studio Distribution Services ASIN : B000H30AQY País de origen : EE. UU. Número de discos : 1