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.
Full Cast of Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro Gómez (born 9 October 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker and author. A recipient of three Academy...
Ron Perlman
Ronald Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor and voice-over actor. His best known roles are as Clay...
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich ComSE (July 30, 1939 – January 6, 2022) was an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic,...
Joe Dante
Joseph "Joe" Dante, Jr. is an American film director and producer of films generally with humorous and science...
John Landis
John Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for...
Sara Karloff
Gregory W. Mank
Crew of Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Full backstage crew list →- Released on September 17, 2021