Bride of Frankenstein

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Bride of Frankenstein

1935

1h 15m

Horror

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After recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) falls under the control of his former mentor, Dr. Pretorius (Ernest Thesiger), who insists the now-chastened doctor resume his experiments in creating new life. Meanwhile, the Monster (Boris Karloff) remains on the run from those who wish to destroy him without understanding that his intentions are generally good despite his lack of socialization and self-control.

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Critics Consensus

An eccentric, campy, technically impressive, and frightening picture, James Whale's Bride of Frankenstein has aged remarkably well.

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Otis Ferguson

The New Republic

05/08/2024

Advertised as a chiller, this film turns out to be something else, having a lot of jollification, nice fancy, elegant mounting -- there is, in short, beauty as well as the beast.

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TIME Magazine

10/07/2008

Screenwriters Hurlbut & Balderston and Director James Whale have given it the macabre intensity proper to all good horror pieces, but have substituted a queer kind of mechanistic pathos for the sheer evil that was Frankenstein.

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Simon Braund

Empire Magazine

09/24/2007

5/5

Whale's erudite genius brings it all together. He sculpts every nuance of self-parody, social satire, horror, humour, wit and whimsy into a dazzling whole, keeping every one of his fantastical plates spinning until the tragic, inevitable finale.

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Nov 17

4.5/5

Although there are grand themes at work here, the real power of the piece – as often in the Gothic, comes from the ways in which they clash, rather than from something built out of their unity.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Oct 26

4/4

Its pleasures are bountiful.

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Oct 15

A+

Whale wanted to deliver a 'hoot,' something heavily gay-coded and lightly disdainful of hetero normies. The result is a proto-goth, proto-punk slice of dark chocolate cake with purple and green icing.

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lisa b

Oct 29

Such a thrill to see this classic on the big screen. Thank you Regal for bringing us the Universal monsters for Halloween.

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Tom

Oct 29

It's absolute PERFECTION.

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Todd B

Oct 29

What a treat it was to see this on a theater screen, and hear "SHE'S ALIVE!" over theater speakers. Such a wonderful film!

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Lars N

3d

Quite the bastardisation of the source material but an intriguing addition to the first film.

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Zane T

Nov 23

A horror movie with more than just horror, it includes comedy, sadness, happiness, etc. The movie does come with a short running time too and mixes all elements perfectly in the run time. A short but yet fun film to watch whether it's on Halloween or any other night.

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Juan A.

@itscheezybaby Nov 17

This is better than the first. I wonder if people would be ok if a movie now was titled after something in the film and the something only appeared in the last 5 minutes.

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James Whale

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Boris Karloff

The Monster (as Karloff)

Elsa Lanchester

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Colin Clive

Dr. Henry Frankenstein

Valerie Hobson

Elizabeth Frankenstein

O.P. Heggie

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Bride of Frankenstein: Official Clip - Pretorius Uses The Monster For Backup

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Bride of Frankenstein: Official Clip - Teaching the Monster Manners

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Bride of Frankenstein: Official Clip - Frankenstein Needs a New Heart

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Bride of Frankenstein: Official Clip - Pretorius Shows Henry His Experiment

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Bride of Frankenstein: Official Clip - Frankenstein is Hungry

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Bride of Frankenstein: Official Clip - Henry Tries to Give the Creature Life

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Bride of Frankenstein: Official Clip - The Monster Meets His Bride

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Bride of Frankenstein: Official Clip - Blackmail

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Bride of Frankenstein: Official Clip - Pretorius Has a Plan

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Bride of Frankenstein: Official Clip - She's Alive! She's Alive!

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Synopsis

After recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) falls under the control of his former mentor, Dr. Pretorius (Ernest Thesiger), who insists the now-chastened doctor resume his experiments in creating new life. Meanwhile, the Monster (Boris Karloff) remains on the run from those who wish to destroy him without understanding that his intentions are generally good despite his lack of socialization and self-control.

Director: James Whale
Producer: Carl Laemmle Jr.
Screenwriter: William Hurlbut, John L. Balderston, Mary Shelley
Distributor: MCA/Universal Pictures [us], Universal Pictures, Universal Home Entertainment, Film Classics Inc., Universal International Pictures, Realart Pictures Inc.
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 22, 1935, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 8, 2015
Runtime: 1h 15m
Sound Mix: Mono

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