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Real name Henry Frankenstein, Charles Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein is the title character and protagonist of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. He is a scientist who, after studying chemical processes and the decay of living beings, gains an insight into the creation of life and gives life to his own creature (often referred to as Frankenstein's monster, or often incorrectly referred to as simply "Frankenstein").
Biography
Victor Frankenstein est originaire de Cologny, dans le canton de Genève. Pendant ses études, il fait des recherches qui l'amènent à créer la vie : une créature sans nom faite de plusieurs morceaux de cadavres humains et animaux et à l'allure repoussante. La créature et le créateur entretiendront une relation amour/haine, développée au fil du roman et des adaptations cinématographiques.Best films
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Filmography of Victor Henry Frankenstein (27 films)
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Frankenstein: The True Story (1974)
, 3h5Directed by Jack Smight
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Leonard Whiting, Jane Seymour, David McCallum, James Mason, Michael Sarrazin, Nicola Pagett
Rating70%
Part one Victor Frankenstein is a man training as a doctor, engaged to Elizabeth Fanshawe. After Victor's younger brother, William, drowns, Victor renounces his belief in God and declares that he would join forces with the Devil if he could learn how to restore his brother to life.
The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)
, 1h35Directed by Jimmy Sangster
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Ralph Bates, Kate O'Mara, Veronica Carlson, David Prowse, Dennis Price, Jon Finch
Rating58%
Victor Frankenstein, a cold, arrogant and womanizing genius, is angry when his father forbids him to continue his anatomy experiments. He ruthlessly murders his father by sabotaging the old man's shotgun, consequently inheriting the title of Baron von Frankenstein and the family fortune. He uses the money to enter medical school in Vienna, but is forced to return home when he impregnates the daughter of the Dean.
One More Time (1970)
, 1h32Directed by Jerry Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action
Actors Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, John Wood, Dudley Sutton, Esther Anderson, Percy Herbert
Rating50%
Chris Pepper (Peter Lawford) and Charlie Salt (Sammy Davis Jr.) lose their nightclub and turn to Pepper's aristocratic twin brother for help. He refuses to help them, and is then found murdered. Pepper assumes his identity, and soon discovers that he was a diamond smuggler, and was murdered by his accomplices. Salt and Pepper band together to put the criminals behind bars.
, 1h38Directed by Terence Fisher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Peter Cushing, Freddie Jones, Simon Ward, Veronica Carlson, Thorley Walters, Maxine Audley
Rating66%
Baron Victor Frankenstein is staying at a boarding house while a former fellow-scientist resides in a nearby insane asylum, slowly dying through lack of oxygen in the brain.
Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)
, 1h26Directed by Terence Fisher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Peter Cushing, Thorley Walters, Duncan Lamont, Peter Madden, Derek Fowlds, Barry Warren
Rating64%
Years later, Hans Werner (Robert Morris) is working as an assistant to Baron Victor Frankenstein (Peter Cushing), helped by Dr Hertz (Thorley Walters) who is in the process of discovering a way of trapping the soul of a recently deceased person. Frankenstein believes he can transfer that soul into another recently deceased body to restore it to life.
Mad Monster Party? (1967)
, 1h34Directed by Jules Bass
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Horror, Musical, Animation, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about animals, Films about computing, Films about magic and magicians, Films based on science fiction novels, Comedy science fiction films, Wolves in film, Dracula films, Frankenstein films, Werewolves in film, Vampires in film, Zombie films, Comedy horror films, Cyberpunk films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Boris Karloff, Allen Swift, Gale Garnett, Phyllis Diller
Rating65%
Baron Boris von Frankenstein (voiced by Boris Karloff) achieves his ultimate ambition, the secret of total destruction. Having perfected and tested the formula, he sends out messenger bats to summon all monsters to the Isle of Evil in the Caribbean Sea. The Baron intends to inform them of his discovery and also to reveal his imminent retirement as head of the "Worldwide Organization of Monsters". Besides Frankenstein's Monster (referred to as "Fang") and the Monster's more intelligent mate (voiced by Phyllis Diller) who live in the island castle with Boris, the invites also include Count Dracula, the Mummy, Quasimodo (referred to as "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"), the Werewolf, The Invisible Man, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon (referred to as the "Creature").
The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
, 1h24Directed by Freddie Francis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Peter Cushing, Peter Woodthorpe, Duncan Lamont, David Hutcheson, Yvonne Romain, James Maxwell
Rating60%
Meanwhile a local priest discovers the theft and is morally outraged. The young child of the deceased who witnessed the theft identifies both the body-snatcher and his employer. The priest angrily confronts each in turn, and interrupts Frankenstein's attempt to restore life to the heart, smashing vital equipment in the lab. Forced to leave town because of their experiments, Frankenstein and Hans return to the Baron's hometown of Karlstaad, where they plan to sell valuables from the abandoned Frankenstein chateau to fund new work. Nearing the village, the pair nearly run over a wild haired, deaf-mute young woman, who is being accosted by a couple of thugs. Hans tries to help her, but she flees to the hills. The men find a festival is in progress and are able to pass through the village unquestioned.
Lolita (1962)
, 2h33Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about children, Films about families, Films about sexuality, Films about pedophilia
Actors James Mason, Shelley Winters, Peter Sellers, Sue Lyon, Lois Maxwell, Marianne Stone
Rating74%
Set in the 1950s, the film begins in medias res near the end of the story, with a confrontation between two men: one of them, Clare Quilty, drunk and incoherent, plays Chopin's Polonaise in A major, Op. 40, No. 1 on the piano before being shot from behind a portrait painting of a young woman. The shooter is Humbert Humbert, a 40-something British professor of French literature.
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
, 1h29Directed by Terence Fisher, Francis Matthews
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Peter Cushing, Francis Matthews, Eunyce Gayson, Lionel Jeffries, John Welch (Welsh), Richard Wordsworth
Rating66%
Years later, Frankenstein, now going by the alias of Dr. Stein, has become a successful physician in Carlsbruck, catering to the wealthy while also attending to the poor in a paupers' hospital. Dr. Hans Kleve, a junior member of the medical council, recognises him and blackmails him into allowing him to become his apprentice.
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
, 1h22Directed by Terence Fisher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Films about capital punishment, Cyberpunk films
Actors Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart, Melvyn Hayes, Valerie Gaunt
Rating69%
Baron Victor Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) is in prison, awaiting execution for murder. He tells the story of his life to a visiting priest.
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
, 1h11Directed by James Whale
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Cyberpunk films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, Ernest Thesiger, Elsa Lanchester, Una O'Connor
Rating77%
On a stormy night, Percy Bysshe Shelley (Douglas Walton) and Lord Byron (Gavin Gordon) praise Mary Shelley (Elsa Lanchester) for her story of Frankenstein and his Monster. Reminding them that her intention was to impart a moral lesson, Mary says she has more of the story to tell. The scene shifts to the end of the 1931 Frankenstein.
Frankenstein (1931)
, 1h11Directed by James Whale
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Théâtre, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Films based on plays, Cyberpunk films
Actors Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles, Boris Karloff, Edward Van Sloan, Dwight Frye
Rating77%
In a European village Henry Frankenstein, a young scientist, and his assistant Fritz, a hunchback, piece together a human body, the parts of which have been collected from various sources. Frankenstein desires to create human life through electrical devices which he has perfected.