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{{Infobox television
| image          = Frankenstein-tv-1992.jpg
| caption        =
| genre          = Drama<br />Horror<br />Sci-Fi
| writer         =
| based_on       = {{Based on|''[[Frankenstein]]''|[[Mary Shelley]]}}
| director       = David Wickes
| executive_producer = [[David Wickes]]
| producer       =
| starring       = [[Patrick Bergin]]<br />[[Randy Quaid]]<br />[[John Mills]]<br />[[Lambert Wilson]]<br />[[Fiona Gillies]]
| cinematography = [[Jack Conroy (cinematographer)|Jack Conroy]]
| editor         = [[John Grover (editor)|John Grover]]
| music          = [[John Cameron (musician)|John Cameron]]
| location       = [[WFF Film Studio]], [[Wrocław]], Poland
| runtime        = 117 minutes
| company        = [[Turner Pictures]]
| network        =
| country        = United Kingdom
| language       = English
| released       = {{Start date|1992|12|29|df=y}}
}}

'''''Frankenstein''''' is a [[television film|television horror film]] first aired in 1992, based on [[Mary Shelley]]'s 1818 novel ''[[Frankenstein|Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus]]''. It was produced by [[Turner Pictures]] and directed by David Wickes.

The movie stars [[Patrick Bergin]] as [[Dr. Frankenstein]] and [[Randy Quaid]] as Dr. Frankenstein's creation. It also features [[John Mills]], [[Lambert Wilson]], and [[Fiona Gillies]]. The score was composed by [[John Cameron (musician)|John Cameron]].<ref>A VHS of ''Frankenstein'' was released by Turner Home Entertainment in 1993. {{ISBN|0-7806-0253-6}}</ref>

==Plot==
Starting at the [[North Pole]], a sea captain and his explorer crew encounter Dr. Frankenstein and his creature trying to kill each other. The doctor is saved. As he warns the captain of danger, he tells how he made his creature in the Switzerland of 1818 by way of chemical and biological construction. The creature is a [[cloning|clone]] (of sorts) of Frankenstein himself, establishing a psychic bond between the Creator and his Creation.

==Cast==
* [[Patrick Bergin]] as [[Dr. Frankenstein]]
* [[Randy Quaid]] as [[Frankenstein's monster]]
* [[John Mills]] as De Lacey
* [[Lambert Wilson]] as Dr. Clerval
* [[Fiona Gillies]] as [[Elizabeth Lavenza|Elizabeth]]
* Jacinta Mulcahy as Justine
* Timothy Stark as William
* Roger Bizley as the Captain

==Reception==
On [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 17% based on 6 reviews, and an average rating of 3.3/10.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1044391_frankenstein? |title=Frankenstein (1992) |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |access-date=March 7, 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==

* {{IMDb title|0106959|Frankenstein}}
* {{tcmdb title|id=18470}}

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[[Category:1992 films]]
[[Category:Frankenstein films]]
[[Category:1992 television films]]
[[Category:1992 horror films]]
[[Category:Films scored by John Cameron (musician)]]
[[Category:Films set in 1818]]
[[Category:Films set in the North Pole]]
[[Category:Films set in Switzerland]]
[[Category:Films about cloning]]
[[Category:British horror television films]]
[[Category:Television films based on British novels]]

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