Product Details

• Actors: Bo Svenson, Robert Foxworth
• Directors: Dan Curtis
• Format: Color, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Dark Sky Films
• DVD Release Date: October 30, 2007
• Run Time: 126 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000TGJ87Q
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #40,402 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Frankenstein" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Producer Dan Curtis (Dark Shadows, The Night Stalker), faithfully resurrects Mary Shelley's Gothic classic in an acclaimed adaptation starring Robert Foxworth (Falcon Crest), Bo Svenson (Delta Force) and Susan Strasberg (Picnic).

Fiercely devoted to the theories of extending and creating human life, scientist Victor Frankenstein and his assistants have secretly assembled an artificial man with human parts stolen from graves. Once he is brought to life, the enormous creature exhibits a child-like innocence. Unaware of his superhuman strength and frightful appearance, the Giant becomes hostile and demands that Victor create him a mate.

Bonus features include a new audio commentary track with actors Robert Foxworth (Victor Frankenstein) and John Karlen (Otto Roget) plus 1973 Frankenstein promo, recap and preview from the original broadcast on ABC-TV's Wide World Of Mystery.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dan Curtis' Frankenstein, December 7, 2007

By	Michael F. Housel - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The 1973 Dan Curtis "Frankenstein" is an eloquent, 2-part video-taped production. A contemporary of the equally stylish "Frankenstein: the True Story", the Curtis version was originally relegated as episodes of the late-night, television series, "Wide World of Mystery".

Bo Svenson (coined as the "giant", as opposed to the "monster" or "creature") gives a powerhouse performance as Shelley's misunderstood specimen. Indeed, Svenson conveys the anticpated danger that one naturally associates with this character, but his focus is ultimately on confusion and sensitivity. In essence, such traits have always been the essence of Shelley's iconic figure; Svenson expertly understands and embodies such.

Robert Foxworth is an excellent, credible Victor; Susan Strasberg is an on-target Elizabeth. The auspicious John Karlen, of Curtis' "Dark Shadows", is also featured. (Incidentally, he and Foxworth offer commentary on the DVD release.) In a twist of casting, a lovely blonde replaces the blind man/hermit, and the result is uniquely engaging, touching.

In addition to Karlen's presence, those who fancy "Dark Shadows" will appreciate the production's overall, unpretentious feel. (For those in the know, "Dark Shadows" actually tackled Shelley's themes with its "Adam/Eve" storyline.) This version also sports Robert Cobert's distinctive music, which further invokes a "Dark Shadows" aura. (In the same vein, fans of Curtis' "Jekyll/Hyde" and "Dorian Gray" will feel at home with this "Frankenstein". Fans of the BBC, Louis Jourdan "Count Dracula" will also find it worth while.)

If one has a hankering for classic monsters and good, old-fashioned horror retellings, Dan Curtis "Frankenstein" is a must to view and own. Simply put, they just don't make them like this anymore. A pity, indeed, but at least through this DVD release, one will have a chance to re-experience an example of a gothic story done right.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Different version of the classical tale, November 14, 2007

By	Dark Knight Jr. "Movie Nut" (Hurst, Tx. United States) - See all my reviews

For those of you who are fans of James Whale's classical, yet flawed, film, you will find this enjoyable, as well as those who like Kenneth Branagh's beautiful version, and the novel itself. Robert Foxworth is an over the top, yet sympathetic Frankenstein, and Bo Svenson is a wonderful Monster, very similar to both Karloff before him, and De Niro after him. Brought to life by electrical power,(specifically lightning), Svenson's creature starts off with the child-like ignorance of Karloff's portrayal, but soon becomes the intelligent being of Shelley's novel. This is probably the only Frankenstein film, aside from Whale's, where Frankenstein has an assistant, in this case two. Well worthy of *****.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Below Average Curiosity from the Great Dan Curtis, June 2, 2008

By	Joseph Morales "baharna.com" (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was very excited to see this Frankenstein advertised, being a fan of other Curtis productions like Dark Shadows, The Night Stalker, and the Jack Palance version of Dracula. However, this movie occupies a curious limbo. In style, production values, and acting, it is very much like the original Dark Shadows TV series. It even has almost identical music by the same composer, and the presence of John Karlen (Willie from Dark Shadows) as the doctor's sidekick. But what worked well in the context of an ongoing Gothic soap is rather disappointing when transplanted to a feature. The whole look of the production is particularly stagebound, which is probably the fault of poor lighting. It's a bit like watching an amateur theatrical. Nothing becomes believable, or atmospheric, enough to be moving. A much better TV adaptation from around the same time is Frankenstein - The True Story with James Mason and Jane Seymour.