Movie: Universal Horror

Top 10 Billed Cast

Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh

Narrator

Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury

Self - Interviewee

Nina Foch
Nina Foch

Self - Interviewee

James Karen
James Karen

Self - Interviewee

Carla Laemmle
Carla Laemmle

Self - Interviewee

Sara Karloff
Sara Karloff

Self - Interviewee

Forrest J. Ackerman
Forrest J. Ackerman

Self - Interviewee

Gloria Stuart
Gloria Stuart

Self - Interviewee

Fay Wray
Fay Wray

Self - Interviewee

Lupita Tovar
Lupita Tovar

Self - Interviewee

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    A documentary about the era of classic monster movies that were made at Universal Studios during the 1930s and 1940s.

  • Release Date

    1998-10-08

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    7.1

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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