Il Mostro di Frankenstein (lost silent horror film; 1920)
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.