Release Date

17 Sep, 2021

Runtime

01:43: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Beginning just before his debut as Frankenstein’s creation, this documentary compellingly explores the life and legacy of a cinema legend, presenting a perceptive history of the genre he personified. Karloff's films were long derided as hokum and attacked by censors, but his phenomenal popularity and pervasive influence endures, inspiring some of our greatest actors and directors into the 21st Century – among them Guillermo Del Toro, Ron Perlman, Roger Corman, and John Landis, all of whom and many more contribute their personal insights and anecdotes.

Original Title

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

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Actors

Boris Karloff

Sara Karloff

Guillermo del Toro

Ron Perlman

Stefanie Powers

Christopher Plummer

Peter Bogdanovich

Lee Grant

Joe Dante

Roger Corman

Norman Jewison

David J. Skal

Gregory W. Mank

John Landis

Ian Ogilvy

Dick Miller

Orson Bean

Crew