

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: FRANKENSTEIN: THE TRUE STORY! The Little-Screened 1973 Epic! 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 08 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 08 Jan, 2026 at 10:15 pm
- **Event Description**: BRIGHT BULB SCREENINGS, Free Screening Series @ The Rotunda (4014 Walnut, Philly) 
Follow Bright Bulb Screenings on Facebook, Instagram 
 - - - - 
The Rotunda (4014 Walnut, Philly) Thursday January 8th 2026! 7pm!

The Little-Screened 1973 Epic!
FRANKENSTEIN: THE TRUE STORY (1973, directed by Jack Smight, 182 minutes, U.S./U.K.)
 - - - - 
One of the most thought-provoking takes on Mary Shelley's timeless novel, 1973's FRANKENSTEIN: THE TRUE STORY was originally conceived as a lavish all-star network TV event, running over two consecutive nights on NBC. Starring Leonard Whiting as Victor Frankenstein (Zeffirelli's “Romeo”)  and  handsome big-screen lead Michael Sarrazin as The Monster, this telling of the classic tale honors many of the main themes of the novel (it is the first to include Shelley's arctic finale) while incorporating ideas from both the Universal and Hammer Studios versions.

But the film's most-distinctive element is its script by the gay literary figure Christopher Isherwood and his partner, artist Don Bachardy.  Isherwood is most famous for his 1939 autobiographical novel Goodbye to Berlin, the basis of the musical CABARET.  Isherwood &amp; Bachardy's lively and inventive rendition lends to the queerest of readings, with Victor lavishing love and instruction to Sarrazin's beautiful childlike creature, only to turn his back when the Monster's beauty begins to decay. Victor may want to forget the Monster and return to society with his bride but the decaying creature continues to haunt Victor like a guilty conscience.     

Shot in England, the cast is loaded with celebrated actors, including James Mason as the nefarious Dr. Polidori, The Man From U.N.C.L.E.'s David McCallum is Victor's twisted mentor, Jane Seymour (fresh from the Bond film LIVE AND LET DIE) is the feral Monster's Bride, and Agnes Moorhead, Tom “Dr. Who” Baker and Sirs Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud filling out the impressive cast. 

FRANKENSTEIN: THE TRUE STORY creates an impressive sense of scale for the modern fable, with Victor's solar-fueled laboratory being particularly impressive (production design by Wilfrid Shingleton, of Polanski's MACBETH). Decades later, it is still among the vivid tellings of Shelley's classic, Bright Bulb is pleased to give this memorable production a rare theatrical screening. 

“The True Story captures more of her contemplative, lyrical perspective than nearly any other Frankenstein adaptation.”

 - Josh Bell, Crooked Marquee

(The Three Hour Program Will Include a Brief Intermission) 

Follow Bright Bulb Screenings on Facebook, Instagram 

www.therotunda.org
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/philadelphia/frankenstein-the-true-story-the-little-screened-1973-epic/200029410940259
- **Event Categories**: art, entertainment, theatre, literary-art, live-music
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 26

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029410940259?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=philadelphia-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Philadelphia
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 4014 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19104
- **lat**: 39.9541
- **long**: -75.20361
- **full address**: 4014 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19104

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: The Bright Bulb Screening Series (https://allevents.in/org/the-bright-bulb-screening-series/23248204)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/1e2bb22077236dde4070c2cea6d8c460645639c387c41c577e51b4e9d0065daa-rimg-w696-h392-dc434b48-gmir?v=1767513903
- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/fd60c65af616586ee9900e339f1c3c8cca11c49a7697f33b3f81fc311fe35497-rimg-w300-h300-dc2d3231-gmir?v=1767513903

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 08 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 4014 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19104
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Bright Bulb Screening Series
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, entertainment, theatre, literary-art, live-music
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about FRANKENSTEIN: THE TRUE STORY! The Little-Screened 1973 Epic!  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

## Structured Data (JSON-LD)

```json
[
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@type": "Event",
        "name": "FRANKENSTEIN: THE TRUE STORY! The Little-Screened 1973 Epic!",
        "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/1e2bb22077236dde4070c2cea6d8c460645639c387c41c577e51b4e9d0065daa-rimg-w696-h392-dc434b48-gmir?v=1767513903",
        "startDate": "2026-01-08",
        "endDate": "2026-01-08",
        "url": "https://allevents.in/philadelphia/frankenstein-the-true-story-the-little-screened-1973-epic/200029410940259",
        "location": {
            "@type": "Place",
            "name": "4014 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19104",
            "address": {
                "@type": "PostalAddress",
                "streetAddress": "Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States",
                "addressLocality": "Philadelphia",
                "addressRegion": "PA",
                "addressCountry": "US"
            },
            "geo": {
                "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
                "latitude": "39.9541",
                "longitude": "-75.20361"
            }
        },
        "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode",
        "description": "BRIGHT BULB SCREENINGS, Free Screening Series @ The Rotunda (4014 Walnut, Philly) \nFollow Bright Bulb Screenings on Facebook, Instagram \n - - - - \nThe Rotunda (4014 Walnut, Philly) Thursday January 8th 2026! 7pm!\n\nThe Little-Screened 1973 Epic!\nFRANKENSTEIN: THE TRUE STORY (1973, directed by Jack Sm",
        "organizer": [
            {
                "@type": "Organization",
                "name": "The Bright Bulb Screening Series",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/org/the-bright-bulb-screening-series/23248204"
            }
        ]
    }
]
```