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.

Directed by Thomas Hamilton

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TrailerOfficialBoris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster (2021) - Official Trailer (HD)

TrailerBoris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster (2021) - Official Trailer (HD)

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Boris Karloff

Self (archive footage)

Sara Karloff

Self

Guillermo del Toro

Self

Ron Perlman

Self

Stefanie Powers

Self

Christopher Plummer

Self

Peter Bogdanovich

Self

Lee Grant

Self

Joe Dante

Self

Roger Corman

Self

Norman Jewison

Self

David J. Skal

Self

Gregory W. Mank

Self

John Landis

Self

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