Movie: Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

Top 10 Billed Cast

Gene Wilder
Gene Wilder

Self

Michael Gruskoff
Michael Gruskoff

Self

Stanford C. Allen
Stanford C. Allen

Self

Gerald Hirschfeld
Gerald Hirschfeld

Self

William D. Gordean
William D. Gordean

Self

Marty Feldman
Marty Feldman

Igor (archive footage)

Peter Boyle
Peter Boyle

Frankenstein's Monster (archive footage)

Teri Garr
Teri Garr

Inga (archive footage)

Madeline Kahn
Madeline Kahn

Elizabeth (archive footage)

Kenneth Mars
Kenneth Mars

Inspector Kemp (archive footage)

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    Via reminiscences from writer/actor Gene Wilder and others, this documentary recalls the making of the 1974 film Young Frankenstein.

  • Release Date

    1996-01-01

  • Average

    8.5

  • Rating:

    4.3 starts
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  • Languages:

    English
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