The Monster of Frankenstein (1920)

Original title

Il Mostro di Frankenstein

Directed by

Eugenio Testa

Genre

horror film, silent film

Country

Italy

Runtime

39 min

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a lost Italian silent film about Baron von Frankenstein and the monster he creates. Only a few photos and one review survive, so little is known about the story or how it was told.

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What happens

Il mostro di Frankenstein (transl. The Monster of Frankenstein) is a 1921 Italian silent film directed by Eugenio Testa. The film features actor Luciano Albertini as Baron von Frankenstein and Umberto Guarracino as The Monster. Albertini was known for his strong-man films at the time, particularly the Sansone film series. The film is a lost film, with only a photo, some promotional materials, and a single published review left to give insight to what the film was. After the film's release, it became the last Italian production for Albertini-Film, which seemingly re-located to Germany after this film. Critics and film historians have sometimes credited the film as an early example of a horror film, while others stated there wasn't enough evidence to truly know what kind of film style it was attempting. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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