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Universal Horror(1998)
Status: Released
Date: 1998-10-08
71%
21 Votes
Time: 1h 35m
Overview:
A documentary about the era of classic monster movies that were made at Universal Studios during the 1930s and 1940s.
Languages: Spanish, English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Universal Horror
Top 10 Billed Cast
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
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