---
title: 'Mary Shelley (2017)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Haifaa al-Mansour'
released: '2017-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Ireland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/mary-shelley-2017'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3906082/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mary Shelley (2017)

2017 · 120 min · Drama, History, Romance · United Kingdom, United States, Ireland


## Synopsis

Mary Shelley is a 2017 romantic period-drama film directed by Haifaa al-Mansour and written by Emma Jensen. The plot follows Mary Shelley's first love and her romantic relationship with the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, which inspired her to write her 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. An international co-production, the film stars Elle Fanning as Shelley, with Maisie Williams, Douglas Booth, Bel Powley, and Ben Hardy in supporting roles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Haifaa al-Mansour](https://cinepixo.com/people/haifaa-al-mansour)
- **Screenplay:** [Emma Jensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/emma-jensen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Amelia Warner](https://cinepixo.com/people/amelia-warner)
- **Producer:** [Alan Moloney](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-moloney)
- **Director of Photography:** [David Ungaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-ungaro)
- **Editor:** [Alex Mackie](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-mackie)

## Cast

- [Maisie Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/maisie-williams) as Isabel Baxter
- [Douglas Booth](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-booth) as Percy Bysshe Shelley
- [Elle Fanning](https://cinepixo.com/people/elle-fanning) as Mary Shelley
- [Joanne Froggatt](https://cinepixo.com/people/joanne-froggatt) as Mary Jane Clairmont
- [Derek Riddell](https://cinepixo.com/people/derek-riddell) as William Baxter
- [Hugh O'Conor](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-o-conor) as Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- [Stephen Dillane](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-dillane) as William Godwin
- [Tom Sturridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-sturridge) as Lord Byron
- [Ben Hardy](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-hardy) as John William Polidori
- [Bel Powley](https://cinepixo.com/people/bel-powley) as Claire Clairmont

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/mary-shelley-2017
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