The birth of Frankenstein.

A Nightmare Wakes

4.4 (9 votes)• 2020• 91m•Released

Thriller Horror

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Inspired by her marital troubles and the suffering caused by her miscarriages, Mary Shelley writes about Frankenstein. But she loses her grip when the lines between fiction and reality begin to blur.

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Languages: English

Director: Nora Unkel

Starring Cast: Alix Wilton Regan, Giullian Yao Gioiello, Philippe Bowgen, Claire Glassford, Lee Garrett, Shannon Spangler

Cast

Alix Wilton Regan

Mary Shelley

Giullian Yao Gioiello

Percy Shelley

Philippe Bowgen

Lord Byron

Claire Glassford

Claire Clairmont

Lee Garrett

Dr. John Polidori

Shannon Spangler

Harriet Shelley

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