Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

Duration: 17 min

Release date: 2019-10-27

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In 2009, Sean Baker sat down with the Godfather of Gore himself, Herschell Gordon Lewis, to discuss his legendary career as an exploitation pioneer and creator of the splatter movie. In 2019, the footage formed the basis for this documentary produced by the Criterion Channel.

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Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

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