Name: Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-09-17

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster (2021)

Genre

Documentary

Release Date

September 17, 2021

Studio

Abramorama

Official Site

https://www.themanbehindthemonster.com/

Information

Genre

Documentary

Release Date

September 17, 2021

MPAA Rating

Duration

103 minute(s)

Production Budget

Studio

Abramorama

Official Site

https://www.themanbehindthemonster.com/

Cast and Crew

Director

Thomas Hamilton

Producer

Natasha Markou, Duncan Moss, John Ozment

Screenwriter

Thomas Hamilton, Ron MacCloskey

Starring

Guillermo Del Toro
John Landis
Roger Corman
Ron Perlman
Sara Karloff
Peter Bogdanovich
Christopher Plummer
Stefanie Powers
Lee Grant
Sir Christopher Frayling
Kevin Brownlow

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.