Like Mary Shelley's novel, Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein" starts at the end, on a frozen ship in the cold Arctic North. The details, however, are a bit different. The novel's Captain Robert Walton, who finds Victor nearly frozen to death in his pursuit of the creature he created, and relays the tale to his sister via letters, is replaced by a Danish captain named Anderson. The film also features a more violent encounter with the Creature on the ice, which certainly makes for an exciting opening sequence, even as it alters the source material.

Covered as he is in a matted beard and heavy arctic explorer gear, you might not have been able to recognize Captain Anderson, though his face and distinctive voice surely rang a bell. The character is played by Lars Mikkelsen, brother of Dani

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