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Watch trailer for National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
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National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
Opens on October 20
Director: Danny Boyle, Tim Van Someren Run Time: 130 min. Release Year: 2011
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Ella Smith, George Harris, Jonny Lee Miller, Naomie Harris
Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal. Urgent concerns of scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development and the nature of good and evil are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing tale. Presented in partnership with Des Moines Playouse.