Universal Horror
Genres
Overview
A documentary about the era of classic monster movies that were made at Universal Studios during the 1930s and 1940s.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
95 min
Release Date
1998-10-08
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
19
Vote Average
7.105
Kenneth Branagh
Narrator
Ray Bradbury
Self - Interviewee
Nina Foch
Self - Interviewee
James Karen
Self - Interviewee
Carla Laemmle
Self - Interviewee
Sara Karloff
Self - Interviewee
Forrest J. Ackerman
Self - Interviewee
Gloria Stuart
Self - Interviewee
Fay Wray
Self - Interviewee
Lupita Tovar
Self - Interviewee
Curtis Harrington
Self - Interviewee
Turhan Bey
Self - Interviewee
Rose Hobart
Self - Interviewee
Curt Siodmak
Self - Interviewee
George E. Turner
Self - Interviewee
Gavin Lambert
Self - Interviewee
Colin Clive
(archive footage)
Lon Chaney Jr.
(archive footage)
Boris Karloff
(archive footage)
Ernest Thesiger
(archive footage)
Dwight Frye
(archive footage)
Bela Lugosi
(archive footage)
Elsa Lanchester
(archive footage)
Edward Van Sloan
(archive footage)
Lon Chaney
(archive footage)
Mary Philbin
(archive footage)
Conrad Veidt
(archive footage)
Werner Krauss
(archive footage)
Laura La Plante
(archive footage)
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