Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
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Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

7.6 / 10 | 1h 39m | United Kingdom
2021 | Documentary | Biography
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.

Cast List (21)

Thomas Hamilton
Thomas Hamilton
Director
Ron Perlman
Ron Perlman
Self - Interviewee
Caroline Munro
Caroline Munro
Self - Interviewee
Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro
Self - Interviewee
Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer
Self - Interviewee
John Landis
John Landis
Self - Interviewee
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich
Self - Interviewee
Nehemiah Persoff
Nehemiah Persoff
Self - Interviewee
Stefanie Powers
Stefanie Powers
Self - Interviewee
Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
Self - Interviewee
Vincent Price
Vincent Price
Dr. Erasmus Craven
John Carradine
John Carradine
Count Dracula
Lee Grant
Lee Grant
Self - Interviewee
Roger Corman
Roger Corman
Self - Interviewee
Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre
Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
Basil Rathbone
Basil Rathbone
Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
Orson Bean
Orson Bean
Self - Interviewee
Joe Dante
Joe Dante
Self - Interviewee
Dick Miller
Dick Miller
Self - Interviewee
Thomas Hamilton
Thomas Hamilton
Writer
Ron MacCloskey
Ron MacCloskey
Writer

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