Frankenstein's Aunt (TV Series)
1987·Czechoslovakia·50 min.
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Frankenstein's Aunt is the protagonist of three novels - two by Allan Rune Pettersson and a 7-episode TV miniseries based on the first one. The story is an intelligent humorous homage to the Universal Horror Frankenstein Films. Similar to the first book by Allan Rune Pettersson aunt Hannah comes to Frankenstein but at first rather with the aim to find a bride for her nephew so that little Frankensteins comes in the family. But he is too busy for something like that. He tries to create a man with the power of a machine and the brain of a genius. Aunt Hannah meets here diffent to the novel more spooks like a merman, a fire spirit and a White Lady and the orphan Max, who is running away from a circus.
DirectorJuraj Jakubisko
ScreenwriterJaroslav Dietl·Joachim Hammann·Juraj Jakubisko·Alan Rune Pettersson·Mary Shelley·Bram StokerShow all
CastViveca Lindfors·Martin Hreben·Gerhard Karzel·Barbara De Rossi·Eddie Constantine·Flavio Bucci·Ferdy Mayne·Mercedes Sampietro·Jacques Herlin·Andrej Hryc·Roman Skamene·Tilo Prückner·Marie Drahokoupilová·Milan Lasica·Boleslav Polívka·Gail Gatterburg·Sancho GraciaShow all
Original titleTeta (Frankenstein's Aunt) (TV Series)