The Curse of Frankenstein
1957
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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.
- Film director, film editor
- 18 June 1980 (aged 76), Twickenham, London, England
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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- London, England, UK
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- Twickenham, London, England, UK
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.
The Phantom of the Opera: Directed by Terence Fisher. With Herbert Lom, Heather Sears, Edward de Souza, Thorley Walters. An acid-scarred composer has his dwarf helper bring an opera singer to his London sewer hide-out.
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- Drama, Horror, Music
- Terence Fisher
- 1962-08-15
His most famous films are characterised by a blend of fairytale myth and the supernatural alongside themes of sexuality, morality, and "the charm of evil", often drawing heavily on a conservative Christian outlook. Terence Fisher was a British film director best known for his work for Hammer Films.
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Birthday: Feb 23, 1904. Birthplace: London, England, UK. Leading British horror director of the 1950s and 60s who began his career as an editor and a director of romantic melodramas....
That director is Terence Fisher, a name you might not know but whose work you certainly do. He, Roy Ward Baker, and Freddie Francis directed more films for Hammer than anyone and deserve to be...
