A scientist obsessed with creating life steals body parts to put together his "creation." Released as a feature on video, this was originally shown in two installments on TV as part of the Wide World of Entertainment series.
Acting
Bo Svenson's surprisingly tender Monster outshines Foxworth's shouty Victor.
Production
Lavish period sets that scream '70s TV budget going ALL in.
Director
Glenn Jordan
Robert Foxworth
Dr. Victor Frankenstein
Susan Strasberg
Elizabeth Lavenza
Bo Svenson
Monster
Heidi Vaughn
Agatha de Lacey
Philip Bourneuf
Alphonse Frankenstein
Robert Gentry
Henri Clerval
Jon Lormer
Charles de Lacey
William Hansen
Prof. Waldman
John Karlen
Otto Roget
George Morgan
Hugo
Brian Avery
Felix de Lacey
Willie Aames
William Frankenstein
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was ABC's attempt to prestige-TV Mary Shelley before prestige TV existed, airing as 'ABC's Wide World of Entertainment' specials.
Director Glenn Jordan later won Emmys but called this his 'learning to lose control' project; the 3-hour runtime was non-negotiable network mandate.
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