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Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Plot: 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
Release Date: Friday, September 17 2021
3 years ago
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Portrait of Boris KarloffBoris KarloffBoris Karloff would have been no older than 81 in Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as 'Self (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 23 1887 –
Sun, Feb 02 1969
Portrait of Sara KarloffSara KarloffSara Karloff was 82 in Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as 'Self'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 23 1938
Portrait of Guillermo del ToroGuillermo del ToroGuillermo del Toro was 56 in Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as 'Self'.
Birthday: Fri, Oct 09 1964
Portrait of Ron PerlmanRon PerlmanRon Perlman was 71 in Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as 'Self'.
Birthday: Thu, Apr 13 1950
Portrait of Stefanie PowersStefanie PowersStefanie Powers was 78 in Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as 'Self'.
Birthday: Mon, Nov 02 1942
Portrait of Christopher PlummerChristopher PlummerChristopher Plummer would have been no older than 91 in Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as 'Self'.
Birthday: Fri, Dec 13 1929 –
Fri, Feb 05 2021
Portrait of Peter BogdanovichPeter BogdanovichPeter Bogdanovich was 82 in Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as 'Self'.
Birthday: Sun, Jul 30 1939 –
Thu, Jan 06 2022
Portrait of Lee GrantLee GrantLee Grant was 95 in Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as 'Self'.
Birthday: Sat, Oct 31 1925
Portrait of Joe DanteJoe DanteJoe Dante was 74 in Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as 'Self'.
Birthday: Thu, Nov 28 1946
Portrait of Roger CormanRoger CormanRoger Corman was 95 in Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as 'Self'.
Birthday: Mon, Apr 05 1926 –
Thu, May 09 2024
Portrait of Norman JewisonNorman JewisonNorman Jewison was 95 in Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as 'Self'.
Birthday: Wed, Jul 21 1926 –
Sat, Jan 20 2024
Portrait of David J. SkalDavid J. SkalDavid J. Skal was 69 in Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as 'Self'.
Birthday: Sat, Jun 21 1952 –
Mon, Jan 01 2024
Portrait of Gregory W. MankGregory W. MankGregory W. Mank was 70 in Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as 'Self'.
Birthday: Mon, Dec 18 1950
Portrait of John LandisJohn LandisJohn Landis was 71 in Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as 'Self'.
Birthday: Thu, Aug 03 1950
Portrait of Ian OgilvyIan OgilvyIan Ogilvy was 77 in Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as 'Self'.
Birthday: Thu, Sep 30 1943
Portrait of Dick MillerDick MillerDick Miller would have been no older than 90 in Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as 'Self'.
Birthday: Tue, Dec 25 1928 –
Wed, Jan 30 2019
Portrait of Orson BeanOrson BeanOrson Bean would have been no older than 91 in Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as 'Self'.
Birthday: Sun, Jul 22 1928 –
Fri, Feb 07 2020

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Portrait of Thomas HamiltonThomas HamiltonThomas Hamilton was >> in Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as 'Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday