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Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

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.

Top Cast

  • Boris Karloff

    Boris Karloff

    Self (archive footage)

  • Sara Karloff

    Sara Karloff

    Self

  • Guillermo del Toro

    Guillermo del Toro

    Self

  • Ron Perlman

    Ron Perlman

    Self

  • Stefanie Powers

    Stefanie Powers

    Self

  • Christopher Plummer

    Christopher Plummer

    Self

  • Peter Bogdanovich

    Peter Bogdanovich

    Self

  • Lee Grant

    Lee Grant

    Self

  • Joe Dante

    Joe Dante

    Self

Overview

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.

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