Terence Fisher

Directing·Feb 23, 1904·Maida Vale, London, England

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Terence Fisher (23 February 1904 – 18 June 1980) was a film director who worked for Hammer Films. He was born in Maida Vale, a district of London, England. Fisher was one of the most prominent horror directors of the second half of the 20th century. He was the first to bring gothic horror alive in full colour, and the sexual overtones and explicit horror in his films, while mild by modern standards, were unprecedented in his day. His first major gothic horror film was "The Curse of Frankenstein" (1957), which launched Hammer's long association with the genre and made British actors Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee leading horror stars of the era. He went on to film a number of adaptations of classic horror subjects, including "Dracula" (1958), "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1959) and "The Mummy" (1959). Given their subject matter and lurid approach, Fisher's films, though commercially successful, were largely dismissed by critics during his career. It is only in recent years that Fisher has become recognised as an auteur in his own right. His films are characterised by a blend of fairy-tale, myth and sexuality. They draw heavily on Christian themes, and there is usually a hero who defeats the powers of darkness by a combination of faith in God and reason, in contrast to other characters, who are either blindly superstitious or bound by a cold, godless rationalism. Description above adapted from the Wikipedia article Terence Fisher, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Film	Credit
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell1974 · Director	Director
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed1969 · Director	Director
The Devil Rides Out1968 · Director	Director
Night of the Big Heat1967 · Director	Director
Frankenstein Created Woman1967 · Director	Director
Island of Terror1966 · Director	Director
Dracula: Prince of Darkness1966 · Director	Director
The Gorgon1964 · Director	Director
The Earth Dies Screaming1964 · Director	Director
The Horror of It All1964 · Director	Director
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace1962 · Director	Director
The Phantom of the Opera1962 · Director	Director
The Curse of the Werewolf1961 · Director	Director
Sword of Sherwood Forest1960 · Director	Director
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll1960 · Director	Director
The Brides of Dracula1960 · Director	Director
The Stranglers of Bombay1959 · Director	Director
The Mummy1959 · Director	Director
The Man Who Could Cheat Death1959 · Director	Director
The Hound of the Baskervilles1959 · Director	Director
The Revenge of Frankenstein1958 · Director	Director
Dracula1958 · Director	Director
The Curse of Frankenstein1957 · Director	Director
Kill Me Tomorrow1957 · Director	Director
The Last Man to Hang1956 · Director	Director
The Gelignite Gang1956 · Director	Director
Robin Hood: The Movie1955 · Director	Director
The Flaw1955 · Director	Director
Stolen Assignment1955 · Director	Director
Children Galore1955 · Director	Director
Mask of Dust1954 · Director	Director
Final Appointment1954 · Director	Director
The Unholy Four1954 · Director	Director
Blackout1954 · Director	Director
Face the Music1954 · Director	Director
TThree's Company1953 · Director	Director
Blood Orange1953 · Director	Director
Spaceways1953 · Director	Director
Four Sided Triangle1953 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Mantrap1953 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Distant Trumpet1952 · Director	Director
Stolen Face1952 · Director	Director
Wings of Danger1952 · Director	Director
The Last Page1952 · Director	Director
Home to Danger1951 · Director	Director
So Long at the Fair1950 · Director	Director
The Astonished Heart1950 · Director	Director
Marry Me1949 · Director	Director
Portrait from Life1948 · Director	Director
CColonel Bogey1948 · Director	Director
To the Public Danger1948 · Director	Director
A Song for Tomorrow1948 · Director	Director