Watch It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein (1994) Online Free
Mary Shelley created a monster in 1818, and writers, actors and filmmakers haven't been able to get enough of it ever since. The history of the creature on and off the screen includes clips from Thomas Edison's 1910 filmization to Kenneth Branagh's 1994 treatment, plus interviews with Robert De Niro, Mel Brooks, Roger Corman and others. Hosted by Roger Moore; narrated by Eli Wallach.
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Rick Baker, Kenneth Branagh, Mel Brooks, Francis Ford Coppola, Robert De Niro, Richard Dreyfuss, Roger Moore, Jane Seymour, Eli Wallach
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