Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

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.

Main Cast

Boris Karloff

Self (archive footage)

Age : 81 | Popularity : 9%

Sara Karloff

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Guillermo del Toro

Self

Age : 59 | Popularity : 21%

Ron Perlman

Self

Age : 74 | Popularity : 87%

Stefanie Powers

Self

Age : 81 | Popularity : 25%

Christopher Plummer

Self

Age : 91 | Popularity : 43%

Peter Bogdanovich

Self

Age : 84 | Popularity : 12%

Lee Grant

Self

Age : 98 | Popularity : 16%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Thomas Hamilton
Department	Role	Name

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