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Call Number: DVD00225

by Kenneth Branagh; Robert De Niro; Tom Hulce; Helena Bonham Carter; Aidan Quinn; Ian Holm; John Cleese; Steph Lady; Frank Darabont; Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; Tri-Star Pictures.; Japan Satellite Broadcasting, Inc.; Indeprod (Firm); American Zoetrope (Firm);

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2004.

Notes: Originally released in 1994 (123 mins.); Based on the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley; Nominated for one 1995 Academy Award;

Summary: Tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during child birth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a creature which Frankenstein has put together from the remains of corpes. The creature turns into a monster when Dr. Frankenstein rejects him. Sticking close to the original novel, the film guides us through the story of Frankenstein’s quest for knowledge, and his creature’s search for his “father.”

Also: This film also available on VHS (VHS00758); See other interpretations of Frankenstein: The James Whale directed, Frankenstein (VHS00354); the Charles Barton directed Bud Abbott & Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (VHS00759); the Roger Corman directed Frankenstein Unbound (VHS00760); In addition, see films about the creation of the book Frankenstein: the Ken Russell directed Gothic (VHS00734); the Gonzalo Suárez directed Rowing with the Wind (VHS00171); and the Ivan Passer directed Haunted Summer (VHS00720);

OCLC #: 40427811

Call Number: VHS00758

by Kenneth Branagh; Robert De Niro; Helena Bonham Carter; Tri-Star Pictures.; Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm);

Format: VHS

Language: English

Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1995.

Notes: Originally released in 1994 (123 mins.); Based on the novel by Mary Shelley; Nominated for one 1995 Academy Award;

Summary: Adaptation of the classic horror story in which a young doctor creates life. The creature he assembles from the bodies of convicts and the brain of a brilliant scientist soon realizes that he will be rejected by society and goes on a rampage seeking revenge on the doctor who gave him life.

Also: This film also available on DVD (DVD00225); See other interpretations of Frankenstein: The James Whale directed, Frankenstein (VHS00354); the Charles Barton directed Bud Abbott & Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (VHS00759); the Roger Corman directed Frankenstein Unbound (VHS00760); In addition, see films about the creation of the book Frankenstein: the Ken Russell directed Gothic (VHS00734); the Gonzalo Suárez directed Rowing with the Wind (VHS00171); and the Ivan Passer directed Haunted Summer (VHS00720);

OCLC #: 32450257

Call Number: VHS00572 Copy 1

VHS00572 Copy 2

by Kenneth Branagh; Richard Briers; Emma Thompson; Denzel Washington; William Shakespeare; Samuel Goldwyn Co.; Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm);

Format: VHS

Language: English

Publisher: Burbank, CA : Columbia Tristar Home Video, 1993.

Notes: Originally released in 1993 (110 mins.); Based on the play by William Shakespeare;

Summary: With his wedding a week away, Claudio can’t wait to marry the beautiful young Hero. To distract him, his best friend Don Pedro devises mischief: a romantic trap for the sharp-tongued Beatrice and the man she loves to hate, Benedick. Their amusement is almost spoiled by the jealous scheming of Don John, but love and laughter prevail when the local constable unwittingly exposes the plot–and all the trouble proves to be much ado about nothing.

OCLC #: 29904425