Gods and Monsters
1998
A portrait of an outrageous friendship.
Directed by Bill Condon
User Rating
Intensity
It's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days accompanied only by images from his past. When his dour housekeeper, Hannah, hires a handsome young gardener, the flamboyant director and simple yard man develop an unlikely friendship, which will change them forever.
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- Director
- Bill Condon
- Written by
- Christopher Bram, Bill Condon
- Produced by
- Gregg Fienberg, Mark R. Harris, Paul Colichman
- Composer
- Carter Burwell
- Cinematographer
- Stephen M. Katz
- Editor
- Virginia Katz
- Makeup FX
- Scott Tebeau, Cass McClure
- Studios
- Lions Gate Films, BBC Film, Regent Entertainment
- Origin countries
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Language
- English
- TMDB
- 6.9/10 (403 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 96% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 74/100
- IMDb
- 7.3/10 (33,632 votes)
Awards
- WonAcademy Award— Best Adapted Screenplay(1999)
- WonBram Stoker Award— Best Screenplay(1999)
Cast
Ian McKellen
James Whale
Brendan Fraser
Clayton Boone
Lynn Redgrave
Hanna
Lolita Davidovich
Betty
David Dukes
David Lewis
Kevin J. O'Connor
Harry
Mark Kiely
Dwight
Jack Plotnick
Edmund Kay
Rosalind Ayres
Elsa Lanchester
Jack Betts
Boris Karloff
Matt McKenzie
Colin Clive
Todd Babcock
Leonard Barnett
Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy
Princess Margaret
Brandon Kleyla
Young Whale
Pamela Salem
Sarah Whale
Michael O'Hagan
William Whale
David Millbern
Dr. Payne
Amir Aboulela
The Monster
Crew
Bill Condon
Director
Christopher Bram
Novel
Gregg Fienberg
Producer
Mark R. Harris
Producer
Paul Colichman
Producer
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Stephen M. Katz
Director of Photography
Virginia Katz
Editor
Richard Sherman
Production Design
Beau Rogers
Executive Producer
Clive Barker
Executive Producer
David Forrest
Executive Producer
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