Young Frankenstein Ranking Guide: Story, Cast and Legacy

Young Frankenstein (1974) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. The scariest comedy of all time!

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists YouTube TV. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

Gene Wilder as Dr. Frankenstein; Peter Boyle as Monster; Marty Feldman as Igor; Madeline Kahn as Elizabeth; Cloris Leachman as Frau Blücher; Teri Garr as Inga; Kenneth Mars as Inspector Kemp; Richard Haydn as Herr Falkstein

About Young Frankenstein

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 delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.

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