About Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
- Released on September 17, 2021
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
Boris Karloff plays Self (archive footage)
Sara Karloff plays Self
Guillermo del Toro plays Self
Guillermo del Toro Gómez (born 9 October 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker and author. A recipient of three Academy Awards...
See Guillermo del Toro's other roles →Ron Perlman plays Self
Ronald Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor and voice-over actor. His best known roles are as Clay Morr...
See Ron Perlman's other roles →Stefanie Powers plays Self
Christopher Plummer plays Self
Peter Bogdanovich plays Self
Peter Bogdanovich ComSE (July 30, 1939 – January 6, 2022) was an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, ...
See Peter Bogdanovich's other roles →Lee Grant plays Self
Joe Dante plays Self
Joseph "Joe" Dante, Jr. is an American film director and producer of films generally with humorous and science fictio...
See Joe Dante's other roles →Roger Corman plays Self
Norman Jewison plays Self
David J. Skal plays Self
Gregory W. Mank plays Self
John Landis plays Self
John Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for hi...
See John Landis's other roles →Ian Ogilvy plays Self
Dick Miller plays Self
Orson Bean plays Self
