The Invisible Man (1984 film) use them himself in search of absolute power. The Invisible Man (1984 film) The Invisible Man () is a 1984 Soviet science fiction film directed by Aleksandr Zakharov based on the eponymous novel by H. G. Wells. Dr. Griffin, with no other motive than curiosity, undertakes research on the concept of invisibility. Having become invisible, he finds himself in an unfortunate combination of circumstances consisting of being suspected of murder and hunted down, forced to abandon the notebooks containing the notes of his experiences that would enable him to carry out the opposite process. His former classmate Dr. Kemp promises
The Invisible Man (1933 film) Mrs. Hall. Whale, who had previously directed "Frankenstein" as well as the first version of "Waterloo Bridge", received a Special Recommendation from the 1934 Venice Film Festival in recognition of his work on "The Invisible Man". Rains' film career took off after "The Invisible Man", which was his first American film appearance. The film was nominated for the American Film Institute's AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills and AFI's 10 Top 10 (science fiction film), while the character was nominated as a villain for the AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains list. Due to the success of the first film, a sequel