Il Mostro di Frankenstein (lost silent horror film; 1920): Difference between revisions

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Umberto Guarracino as the Monster.

Status: Lost

Il Mostro di Frankenstein (English: Frankenstein's Monster) was the third known film adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein novel, released in Italy in 1920.^[1] The film was directed by Eugenio Testa and starred Luciano Albertini as Dr. Frankenstein and strongman Umberto Guarracino as Frankenstein's Monster.

Several pamphlets and posters remain from the 1920's mentioning the movie, and it was screened as far as Belgium and Egypt. A French-language version of the film was also released, called Le Monstre (The Monster) or Le Monstre de Frankenstein (the original title, in French).

No copies in any language are known to exist. Even at the time of its existence, many scenes of were cut by censors.

Links and references

↑ Frankensteinia blog post. Retrieved 19 Mar '16.

[1] Frankensteinia blog post. Retrieved 19 Mar '16.

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-[[File:Mostro.jpg|thumb|300px|Umberto Guarracino as the Monster.]]
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-'''''Il Mostro di Frankenstein''''' (''Frankenstein's Monster'') was the third known film adaptation of Mary Shelley's ''Frankenstein'' novel, coming out in 1920. It was made in Italy, with some German fundings.
+|title=<center>Il Mostro di Frankenstein (1920)</center>
+|image=Mostro.jpg
+|imagecaption=Umberto Guarracino as the Monster.
+|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
+}}
-The movie, directed by Eugenio Testa, starred Luciano Albertini as Frankenstein and strongman Umberto Guarracino as the titular monster.
+'''''Il Mostro di Frankenstein''''' (English: ''Frankenstein's Monster'') was the third known film adaptation of Mary Shelley's ''Frankenstein'' novel, released in Italy in 1920.<ref>[http://frankensteinia.blogspot.fr/2012/03/il-mostro-di-frankenstein-1920.html Frankensteinia blog post.] Retrieved 19 Mar '16.</ref> The film was directed by Eugenio Testa and starred Luciano Albertini as Dr. Frankenstein and strongman Umberto Guarracino as Frankenstein's Monster.
-Several pamphlets and posters remain from the 1920s mentioning the movie, that was screened as far as Belgium and Egypt. Some of them misspelled "Frankenstein" as "Franckestein" or "Frankestein". There seems to be a French-language version of the film, alternately called ''Le Monstre'' (''The Monster'') or ''Le Monstre de Frankenstein'' (the original title, in French).
+Several pamphlets and posters remain from the 1920's mentioning the movie, and it was screened as far as Belgium and Egypt. A French-language version of the film was also released, called ''Le Monstre'' (''The Monster'') or ''Le Monstre de Frankenstein'' (the original title, in French).
-No copies are known to survive, apart from a still (shown on the right). Even at the time of its existence, many scenes of it were cut by censors.
+No copies in any language are known to exist. Even at the time of its existence, many scenes of were cut by censors.
 ==Links and references==
-http://frankensteinia.blogspot.fr/search/label/%E2%80%A2%20Il%20Mostro%20di%20Frankenstein%20%281920%29
+<references/>
 [[Category:Lost films]]