Young Frankenstein

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Theatrical - Wide 1974-12-15

Cast Gene Wilder Peter Boyle Marty Feldman Madeline Kahn Cloris Leachman
Directed by Mel Brooks
Written by Gene Wilder Mel Brooks

Box Office Gross: $86,273,333

Running Time: 106 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Crossbow Productions, Gruskoff/Venture Films, Jouer Limited

Genres: Comedy

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A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was... See more delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.

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