About Young Frankenstein (1974)

Director

Mel Brooks

Cinematography

Gerald Hirschfeld

Shot on

35mm film

Look

Black and white

Aspect ratio

1.85:1

The grandson of Dr. Frankenstein inherits the family castle and decides to finish his grandfather's work. It's a loving spoof of the classic Universal monster films, made to look like one.

How it was made

• Kenneth Strickfaden's original lab equipment from the 1931 Frankenstein was used. He also built new pieces for this film.
• Hirschfeld force-developed Double-X negative 5222 to gain speed and contrast. The lab had not processed black and white film in over six years.
• The sets were 35 feet high, with rooms dressed in shades of grey stone. The monster's key light was kept very high, often hanging from the ceiling.