Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Documentary
2021
103 min
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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.
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"This is a fantastic documentary about the life and career of Boris Karloff (Billy Pratt). He took his troubled and lonely upbringing and made it into a career of a Horror icon (or Thriller icon as he preferred). I loved what I learned about him as person, helping me to respect Boris Karloff as a humble and always grateful person. Any horror movie lover should watch this film. It is as an education and a delight."
Errika Mason
