Frankenstein: The True story also has a potent homoerotic subtext, first between Frankenstein and Clerval and then between Frankenstein and the monster.
Frankenstein: The True Story is a stunning work.
We’re talking about director Jack Smight’s 1973’s elegant and unforgettable mini-series Frankenstein: The True Story, a bold title considering Mary Shelley’s groundbreaking novel is not a document of fact and that this adaptation takes great liberties with that source text.
In fact the Hammer DNA is strong in other ways as Hammer legend Roy Ashton handled all the excellent make-up effects.