Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021)

Directed by

Thomas Hamilton

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of actor Boris Karloff, famous for his horror movie roles. It includes interviews with filmmakers and people who knew him. The film covers his life and career.

informativenostalgicreverentinterviews-drivenbiographicalarchivalaffectionate

What happens

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster is a 2021 American-British documentary film about the life and career of English actor Boris Karloff, who was known for his roles in horror films. The documentary was directed and written by Thomas Hamilton and co-produced with Ron MacCloskey. The film features interviews with such subjects as Guillermo del Toro, John Landis, Joe Dante, Christopher Plummer, Peter Bogdanovich, Ron Perlman, Leonard Maltin, Christopher Frayling, Sara Karloff, Roger Corman, Dick Miller (in his last filmed interview), biographer Stephen Jacobs with artwork specially created by artist Joe Liotta, and a music score by Laura Forrest Hay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• Spielberg (2017)
• Clerk (2021)
• Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius (1999)
• In Search of Darkness (2019)
• Sangre y muerte: El legado del terror de Hammer
• The Horror Crowd (2020)
• American Scary (2006)
• Virginia Creepers (2009)