Characters
The main characters include:
- The Creation (Robert De Niro) - The product of an experiment with corpses and electricity.
- Victor Frankenstein (Kenneth Branagh) - The Creation's creator, a scientist obsessed with conquering death.
- Henry Clerval (Tom Hulce) - Dr. Frankenstein's best friend from medical school.
- Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter) - Frankenstein's fiancee and adoptive sister.
- Baron Frankenstein (Ian Holm) - Victor Frankenstein's father.
- Professor Waldman (John Cleese) - Frankenstein's tutor and colleague who shares his interest in creating life. His brain is later used for the creature.
- Captain Robert Walton (Aidan Quinn) - The commander of the ship which picks up Frankenstein in the Arctic Circle.
- Justine Moritz (Trevyn McDowell) - A worker in the Frankenstein household who is close friends with Elizabeth.
- Mrs. Moritz (Celia Imrie) - The head servant in the household who often fights with Justine.
- Caroline Frankenstein (Cherie Lunghi) - Victor's mother who dies during the birth of his younger brother, William.
- William Frankenstein (Ryan Smith) - Victor's younger brother.
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