Slideshow
BORIS KARLOFF:
THE MAN BEHIND THE MONSTER
Sunday, April 20
12:40
U.S., 2021
Directed by Thomas Hamilton
Written by Thomas Hamilton and Ron MacCloskey
Approx. 98 min. DCP.
A compelling exploration of the life and career of Boris Karloff, legendary star of such horror classics as FRANKENSTEIN, THE MUMMY, THE BLACK CAT (with Bela Lugosi), BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, THE BODY SNATCHER, THE RAVEN, and many more. Drawing on dozens of interviews including, Guillermo Del Toro, John Landis, Roger Corman, Ron Perlman, Sara Karloff, Joe Dante, Christopher Plummer, Lee Grant, Kevin Brownlow, and Peter Bogdanovich, BORIS KARLOFF: THE MAN BEHIND THE MONSTER takes us to the heart of the man, with a gripping, intimate portrait of Karloff and the genre he helped define.
Reviews
“Reveals a warm man who meant much to the many lives he touched.”
– John Anderson, The Wall Street Journal