Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021 · Movie · 103 min · ★ 7.0 · 95% critics
This documentary looks at the life, career, and lasting influence of a horror icon, starting around the rise of a famous early monster role. It also traces how horror moved from being mocked and censored to becoming a lasting force in popular culture.
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Details
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-09-17
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (6 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like film-history documentaries, classic horror, or artist-legacy profiles like Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters; Not for you if you want a fast-paced narrative or have little interest in older genre cinema.
Pros: engaging life story; rich horror history; insightful interviews | Cons: documentary format only; niche classic-horror focus; light on drama
Cast & crew
Boris Karloff
as Self (archive footage)
Sara Karloff
as Self
Guillermo del Toro
as Self
Ron Perlman
as Self
Stefanie Powers
as Self
Christopher Plummer
as Self
Peter Bogdanovich
as Self
Lee Grant
as Self
Joe Dante
as Self
Roger Corman
as Self
Directed by Thomas Hamilton