Frankenstein: The True Story

1973 film by Jack Smight
Movie television_film Q1767760
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Frankenstein: The True Story

Summary

Frankenstein: The True Story is a television film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Frankenstein: The True Story's instance of is recorded as The True Story — instance of (P31): television film[3].
  • Frankenstein: The True Story was directed by The True Story — director (P57): Jack Smight[4].
  • The True Story — screenwriter (P58): Don Bachardy wrote the screenplay for Frankenstein: The True Story[5].
  • The True Story — screenwriter (P58): Christopher Isherwood wrote the screenplay for Frankenstein: The True Story[6].
  • Frankenstein: The True Story's composer is recorded as The True Story — composer (P86): Gil Mellé[7].
  • Frankenstein: The True Story's genre is The True Story — genre (P136): science fiction film[8].
  • Frankenstein: The True Story's genre is The True Story — genre (P136): horror film[9].
  • Frankenstein: The True Story's genre is The True Story — genre (P136): historical drama[10].
  • Frankenstein: The True Story's based on is recorded as The True Story — based on (P144): Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus[11].
  • A cast member of Frankenstein: The True Story was The True Story — cast member (P161): Leonard Whiting[12].
  • A cast member of Frankenstein: The True Story was The True Story — cast member (P161): Jane Seymour[13].
  • A cast member of Frankenstein: The True Story was The True Story — cast member (P161): David McCallum[14].
  • A cast member of Frankenstein: The True Story was The True Story — cast member (P161): James Mason[15].
  • A cast member of Frankenstein: The True Story was The True Story — cast member (P161): Michael Sarrazin[16].
  • A cast member of Frankenstein: The True Story was The True Story — cast member (P161): Clarissa Kaye[17].
  • A cast member of Frankenstein: The True Story was The True Story — cast member (P161): Agnes Moorehead[18].
  • A cast member of Frankenstein: The True Story was The True Story — cast member (P161): Tom Baker[19].
  • A cast member of Frankenstein: The True Story was The True Story — cast member (P161): Dallas Adams[20].
  • A cast member of Frankenstein: The True Story was The True Story — cast member (P161): Nicola Pagett[21].
  • A cast member of Frankenstein: The True Story was The True Story — cast member (P161): Ralph Richardson[22].
  • A cast member of Frankenstein: The True Story was The True Story — cast member (P161): John Gielgud[23].
  • A cast member of Frankenstein: The True Story was The True Story — cast member (P161): Margaret Leighton[24].
  • A cast member of Frankenstein: The True Story was The True Story — cast member (P161): Michael Wilding[25].
  • Frankenstein: The True Story was produced by The True Story — producer (P162): Ian Lewis[26].
  • Frankenstein: The True Story was produced by The True Story — producer (P162): Hunt Stromberg Jr.[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include The True Story — producer (P162): Ian Lewis[26] and The True Story — producer (P162): Hunt Stromberg Jr.[27]. Frankenstein: The True Story was directed by The True Story — director (P57): Jack Smight[4]. Screenwriters include The True Story — screenwriter (P58): Don Bachardy[5] and The True Story — screenwriter (P58): Christopher Isherwood[6]. Cast members include The True Story — cast member (P161): Leonard Whiting[12], The True Story — cast member (P161): Jane Seymour[13], The True Story — cast member (P161): David McCallum[14], The True Story — cast member (P161): James Mason[15], The True Story — cast member (P161): Michael Sarrazin[16], and The True Story — cast member (P161): Clarissa Kaye[17].

Publication

Frankenstein: The True Story was published on November 30, 1973[28]. The original language of it was The True Story — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[29]. Genres include The True Story — genre (P136): science fiction film[8], The True Story — genre (P136): horror film[9], and The True Story — genre (P136): historical drama[10]. It was distributed by The True Story — distribution format (P437): video on demand[30].

Why It Matters

Frankenstein: The True Story has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Frankenstein: The True Story. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/frankenstein-the-true-story
MLA “Frankenstein: The True Story.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/frankenstein-the-true-story.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_frankenstein-the-true-story_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Frankenstein: The True Story}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/frankenstein-the-true-story}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Frankenstein: The True Story — https://4ort.xyz/entity/frankenstein-the-true-story (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/frankenstein-the-true-story · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
    Aliases
    P14449 162066
    Producer Ian Lewis, Hunt Stromberg Jr.
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.