Teleplay, from the classic novel by Mary W. Shelley. TV movie, written by Don Bachardy and Christopher Isherwood, in which the monster is a handsome youth whose face begins to deteriorate. with Leonard Whiting (Victor Frankenstein), David McCallum (Clerval), Tom Baker (Captain), Nicola Pagett (Elizabeth), Michael Sarrazin (Creature), and John Gielgud. directed by Jack Smight.