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Frankenstein (Two original screenplays for the two part 1973 television film)
by Mary Shelley (novel); Glenn Jordan (director); Dan Curtis (adaptation); Sam Hall, Richard Landau (screenwriters); Robert Foxworth, Susan Strasberg, Bo Svenson (starring)
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About This Item
Los Angeles: Dan Curtis Productions, 1972. Two Revised Draft scripts, "Frankenstein - Part 1" and "Frankenstein - Part 2," for the two part television film "Frankenstein," which aired two, two hour episodes on January 16 and 17, 1973 on ABC's "Wide World of Mystery." Name of uncredited crew member David Dyer and "filming 12-18-72" on top right of each script in manuscript ink. With manuscript ink annotations to the credits of "Part 1."
Dan Curtis, creator of the popular ABC vampire soap opera "Dark Shadows" (1967-1971), adapted and produced this version of the classic Mary Shelley 1818 novel with "Dark Shadows" screenwriter Sam Hall penning "Part 1" and screenwriter Richard Landau penning "Part 2."
Curtis' "Frankenstein" is a fairly faithful adaptation, shot with television broadcasts cameras, in Curtis' gothic soap opera style, with a memorable performance from Bo Svenson as the monster.
Though well received when aired, it was overshadowed by the Universal Television production "Frankenstein: The True Story," which aired in late 1973 on NBC.
"Frankenstein - Part 1"
Red titled wrappers. Title page present, noted as Revised, with credits for screenwriter Sam Hall and novelist Mary Shelley. 82 leaves, with last page of text numbered 77. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near FIne, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.
"Frankenstein - Part 2"
Blue titled wrappers. Title page present, noted as REVISED, with credits for screenwriter Richard Landau. 60 leaves, with last page of text numbered 58. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus with vertical crease near spine, bound with two gold brads.
Deal, 69, 70.
Dan Curtis, creator of the popular ABC vampire soap opera "Dark Shadows" (1967-1971), adapted and produced this version of the classic Mary Shelley 1818 novel with "Dark Shadows" screenwriter Sam Hall penning "Part 1" and screenwriter Richard Landau penning "Part 2."
Curtis' "Frankenstein" is a fairly faithful adaptation, shot with television broadcasts cameras, in Curtis' gothic soap opera style, with a memorable performance from Bo Svenson as the monster.
Though well received when aired, it was overshadowed by the Universal Television production "Frankenstein: The True Story," which aired in late 1973 on NBC.
"Frankenstein - Part 1"
Red titled wrappers. Title page present, noted as Revised, with credits for screenwriter Sam Hall and novelist Mary Shelley. 82 leaves, with last page of text numbered 77. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near FIne, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.
"Frankenstein - Part 2"
Blue titled wrappers. Title page present, noted as REVISED, with credits for screenwriter Richard Landau. 60 leaves, with last page of text numbered 58. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus with vertical crease near spine, bound with two gold brads.
Deal, 69, 70.
Synopsis
Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus is a Gothic novel written by Mary Shelley in 1818. The story revolves around Victor Frankenstein, a scientist who creates a monstrous creature and immediately regrets his actions, abandoning the creature to its own devices. The creature, seeking acceptance and revenge, terrorizes Victor and those he loves. Themes of ambition, ethics, humanity, and loneliness are explored through Shelley's vivid descriptions of the natural world and her characters' psychological torment. Frankenstein remains a classic of Gothic literature and a seminal work of science fiction. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin wrote the first draft of her groundbreaking novel in 1816, while on a trip to Lake Geneva with her soon-to-be husband, poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and poet Lord Byron. They were stuck indoors during famously known as the Year Without a Summer.
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Details
- Seller
- Royal Books, Inc.
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 147482
- Title
- Frankenstein (Two original screenplays for the two part 1973 television film)
- Author
- Mary Shelley (novel); Glenn Jordan (director); Dan Curtis (adaptation); Sam Hall, Richard Landau (screenwriters); Robert Foxworth, Susan Strasberg, Bo Svenson (starring)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Dan Curtis Productions
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Film Scripts | Television | Television Movie | 1970s Cinema | Films with Literary Sources | Horror
- Bookseller catalogs
- Film Scripts; Films with Literary Sources; Horror; Television; Television Movie;
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