Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021 · Movie · 1h 43m
The read
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
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.
Ratings
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Thomas HamiltonDirector
Cast
- Boris KarloffSelf (archive footage)
- Sara KarloffSelf
- Guillermo del ToroSelf
- Ron PerlmanSelf
- Stefanie PowersSelf
- Christopher PlummerSelf
- Peter BogdanovichSelf
- Lee GrantSelf
- Joe DanteSelf
- Roger CormanSelf
- Norman JewisonSelf
- David J. SkalSelf
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