Bride of Frankenstein
1935 film directed by James Whale
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Summary
Bride of Frankenstein is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,229 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: James Whale[3]
- Screenwriter: John L. Balderston[4]
- Composer: Franz Waxman[5]
- Genre: horror film[6], science fiction film[7], LGBTQ-related film[8]
- Cast member: Elsa Lanchester[9], Boris Karloff[10], Colin Clive[11], Valerie Hobson[12], Gavin Gordon[13], Una O'Connor[14], Ernest Thesiger[15], E. E. Clive[16], O.P. Heggie[17], Douglas Walton[18], Dwight Frye[19], Mary Gordon[20], Joan Woodbury[21], Tempe Pigott[22]
- Producer: Carl Laemmle Jr.[23]
- Part of the series: Frankenstein[24]
- Production company: Universal Pictures[25]
- Director of photography: John J. Mescall[26]
- Part of: National Film Registry[27]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
- Commons category: Bride of Frankenstein (film)[29]
- Distribution format: video on demand[30]
- Review score: 9/10[31], 98%[32], 95/100[33], 7.8/10[34]
- Color: black-and-white[35]
- Country of origin: United States[36]
- Publication date: January 1, 1935[37], April 20, 1935[38], May 3, 1935[39], May 6, 1935[40]
- Distributed by: Universal Pictures[41], Netflix[42], Fandango at Home[43]
- Narrative location: Switzerland[44]
- Film editor: Ted J. Kent[45]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Sound[46]
- Title: Bride of Frankenstein[47]
- FSK film rating: FSK 12[48]
- Duration: 78 minutes[49]
- Capital cost: 400,000 US dollars[50], 397,000 US dollars[51]
Why It Matters
Bride of Frankenstein has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]