Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

The story

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

D David BradleySelf - Narrator (voice) D Daniel IngsReadings (voice) S Sarah MowatReadings (voice) D Danny BoyleSelf B Benedict CumberbatchSelf / Frankenstein / The Monster J John WatersSelf - Director J Jonny Lee MillerSelf / Frankenstein / The Monster G Gwen AdsheadSelf - Chief Forensic Psychotherapist, Broadmoor Hospital (as Dr. Gwen Adshead) P Philip BallSelf - Historian of Science N Nick DearSelf - Playwright D Daisy HaySelf - Mary Shelley Biographer S Stephen HebronSelf - Bodleian Library, Oxford

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P Philip HoareSelf - Writer M Miranda SeymourSelf - Mary Shelley Biographer H Helen WallaceSelf - Genetics Ethicist