Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Frankenstein / Impossible Pictures/Prosieben co-production for ITV ; produced by Hugh Warren ; written and directed by Jed Mercurio.

Publisher, Date:

[United States] : BBC US / Canada, [2016]

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

DVD video 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1)

DVD-video NTSC

video file DVD video region 1

Summary:

This acclaimed modern re-telling of Mary Shelley's classic finds Dr. Victoria Frankenstein as a leading medical scientist using stem cells to create replacement human organs. Desperate to save her dying son William, Frankenstein secretly introduces his DNA to her research. From solitary cells grows a thrilling, emotionally charged gothic masterpiece that comes to a terrifying conclusion. In a world where genetic manipulation is common, has Frankenstein gone too far?

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Subjects:

Human experimentation in medicine -- Drama.

Stem cells -- Research -- Drama.

Frankenstein's monster (Fictitious character) -- Drama.

Frankenstein, Victor (Fictitious character) -- Drama.

Genre:

Made-for-TV movies.

Horror films.

Fiction films.

Feature films.