• 1998

  Release Date

• January 21st, 1998

• Runtime

• 105 minutes

• Synopsis

• It's 1957, and Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days accompanied only by images from his past. When his dour housekeeper, Hannah, hires a handsome young gardener, the flamboyant director and simple yard man develop an unlikely friendship, which will change them forever.

• CAST

• Ian McKellen - James Whale,   Brendan Fraser - Clayton Boone,   Lynn Redgrave - Hanna,   Lolita Davidovich - Betty,   David Dukes - David Lewis,   Kevin J. O'Connor - Harry,   Mark Kiely - Dwight,   Jack Plotnick - Edmund Kay,   Rosalind Ayres - Elsa Lanchester,   Jack Betts - Boris Karloff,   Matt McKenzie - Colin Clive,   Todd Babcock - Leonard Barnett,   Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy - Princess Margaret,   Brandon Kleyla - Young Whale,   Pamela Salem - Sarah Whale,   Michael O'Hagan - William Whale,   David Millbern - Dr. Payne,   Amir Aboulela - The Monster,   Marlon Braccia - Elizabeth Taylor,   Jesse Long - Assistant Director,   Owen Masterson - Camera Assistant,   Lisa Vastine - Librarian,   Kent George - Whale at 25,   Martin Ferrero - George Cukor,   David Fabrizio - Photographer,   Jesse James - Michael Boone,   Lisa Darr - Dana Boone,   Paul Michael Sandberg - Sound Man,   Judson Mills - Young Man at Pool,   Arthur Dignam - Ernest Thesiger (uncredited),   John Gatins - Kid Saylor (uncredited),   Curtis Harrington - Cukor Party Guest (uncredited),   Celeste Lecesne - Jack Pierce (uncredited),   Sarah Ann Morris - Daisy (uncredited),   Richard Pines - Bar Patron (uncredited),   Jennifer Tolkachev - Party Guest (uncredited)     

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