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Terence Fisher (23 February 1904 – 18 June 1980) was a British film director best known for his work for Hammer Films. 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.
Terence Fisher. Director: Horror of Dracula. Terence Fisher was born in Maida Vale, England, in 1904. Raised by his grandmother in a strict Christian Scientist environment, Fisher left school while still in his teens to join the Merchant Marine.
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May 26, 2024 · Terence Fisher brought unprecedented gore, sensuality, and vibrant colors to classic monster movies, revitalizing the genre.
Sep 15, 2021 · Terence Fisher: Master Of Gothic Cinema Photo: Fab Press Limited Terence Fisher, subtitled here, not inaccurately, as 'Master of Gothic Cinema', is probably best known for his role as director of classic Hammer horrors.
- The Brides of Dracula (1960) And my very favorite Terence Fisher movie is the sequel to Horror of Dracula, that doesn’t feature Count Dracula at all.
- The Devil Rides Out (1968) One of Fisher’s later films (he stopped directing in 1974), this is the only film in which Christopher Lee plays the hero, and the first of their films to deal directly with Old Scratch himself, the Devil.
- The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) Hammer made over 20 movies about vampires, a dozen or so about monsters of all shapes and sizes, seven Frankenstein movies, a few mummy flicks, and even a couple about zombies, but they only ever made one werewolf movie.
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) Of all the adaptations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous Sherlock Holmesstory, this one might be my favorite.
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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.
