The definitive cinematic telling of Frankenstein .
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James Whales made two masterly films in the early thirties based on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the second one being Bride of Frankenstein in 1935 and which many critics rate as possibly the greatest horror movie ever made. But this 1931 original is almost as good with the wonderfully stylish black and white photography and creepy atmosphere, inspiring endless directors through the years. Superb sets which evoke a nightmarish sense of the unreal and a stunning central performance by Boris Karloff as the definitive monster, evoking both terror and pathos in equal measures. Add to that Whales macabre sense of humour and horror movies just don't get any better. The definitive cinematic treatment of the story.
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