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Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

7 average rating
7
English / 103 MIN. / 2021

The Genres

The 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.

The Cast

Boris KarloffSara KarloffGuillermo del ToroRon PerlmanStefanie PowersChristopher PlummerPeter BogdanovichLee GrantJoe DanteRoger CormanNorman JewisonDavid J. SkalGregory W. MankJohn LandisIan OgilvyDick MillerOrson Bean

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