Screen Heritage: Young Frankenstein

Name: Screen Heritage: Young Frankenstein
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2026-09-20
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Cast: Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman

<div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" dir="ltr">A young neurosurgeon (<strong>Gene Wilder</strong>) inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback called Igor, a pretty lab assistant named Inga and the old housekeeper, Frau Blücher. 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...</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" dir="ltr">Join us for Doors Open Day, when buildings across the city throw back their doors — including this one. In 1974 the Cosmo Cinema was purchased by the Scottish Film Council and reopened as the Glasgow Film Theatre we know and love today. In that same year, <em>Young Frankenstein</em> was released and instantly became a cult classic for its parody of the horror genre and its humour, loved by audiences of all ages ever since. Directed by <strong>Mel Brooks</strong>. Tickets are free, with a maximum of 4 per booking per customer.</p></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">________</div><div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This screening is part of Sitting with the Stars, organised by the Sauchiehall Street: Culture and Heritage District, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund’s Heritage Places. Sitting with the Stars is a programme of talks, screenings and activity which invites audiences to step into Glasgow’s social history as a ‘Cinema City’ during the early 20th century - a time when the city had over 130 cinemas, and more cinema seats and picture houses per head than any other city in the world. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Tickets are free but limited to a maximum of 4 per booking per customer.</b></span></div>ComedyPT1H46M12A2026-09-20

Gene Wilder

Madeline Kahn

Marty Feldman

Mel Brooks

Screen Heritage: Young Frankenstein"Screen Heritage: Young Frankenstein"

Showtimes

September 20, 12:30 pm