Frankenstein (2007 film)

Frankenstein
Based onFrankenstein
by Mary Shelley
Written byJed Mercurio
Directed byJed Mercurio
StarringHelen McCrory
James Purefoy
Lindsay Duncan
Neil Pearson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerHugh Warren
Running time75 minutes (broadcast version)
90 minutes (director's cut)
Original release
NetworkITV
Release24 October 2007 (2007-10-24)

Frankenstein is a 2007 British television film produced by Impossible Pictures for ITV. It was written and directed by Jed Mercurio, adapted from Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus to a present-day setting. Dr. Victoria Frankenstein, a female geneticist, accidentally creates a monster while growing her son's clone from stem cells as an organ donor in an effort to prevent his imminent death. The film was broadcast on 24 October 2007, to an average audience of 3.6 million.