---
title: 'Gods and Monsters (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bill Condon'
released: '1998-01-21'
runtime_minutes: 105
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/gods-and-monsters-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120684/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Gods and Monsters (1998)

1998 · R · 105 min · Drama, History · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Gods and Monsters is a 1998 period drama film written and directed by Bill Condon, based on Christopher Bram's 1995 novel Father of Frankenstein. The film stars Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, Lolita Davidovich, and David Dukes. Its plot is a partly fictionalized account of the last days of the life of film director James Whale (McKellen), known for directing Frankenstein (1931) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935). A veteran of World War I, the aged Whale develops a complicated relationship with his gardener, Clayton Boone (Fraser), a fictitious character originally created by Bram for the source novel.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bill Condon](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-condon)
- **Screenplay:** [Bill Condon](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-condon), [Christopher Bram](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-bram)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Carter Burwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/carter-burwell)
- **Producer:** [Paul Colichman](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-colichman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Stephen M. Katz](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-m-katz)
- **Editor:** [Virginia Katz](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-katz)

## Cast

- [John Gatins](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-gatins)
- [Rosalind Ayres](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosalind-ayres) as Elsa Lanchester
- [Curtis Harrington](https://cinepixo.com/people/curtis-harrington)
- [Lisa Darr](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-darr)
- [Arthur Dignam](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-dignam) as Ernest Thesiger
- [Martin Ferrero](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-ferrero) as George Cukor
- [Matt McKenzie](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-mckenzie) as Colin Clive
- [Lolita Davidovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/lolita-davidovich)
- [Jack Betts](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-betts) as Boris Karloff
- [Ian McKellen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-mckellen) as James Whale
- [Lynn Redgrave](https://cinepixo.com/people/lynn-redgrave)
- [Jesse James](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-james)
- [Jack Plotnick](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-plotnick)
- [Brendan Fraser](https://cinepixo.com/people/brendan-fraser)
- [David Dukes](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-dukes) as David Lewis

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Official site: https://www.godsandmonsters.net/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/gods-and-monsters-1998
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