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.
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
May 26, 2024 · Terence Fisher brought unprecedented gore, sensuality, and vibrant colors to classic monster movies, revitalizing the genre. The Curse of Frankenstein focuses on sinister...
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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.
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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This is the authorised biography of Terence Fisher by his long-time friend Tony Dalton, who has also written biographies of Freddie Francis and Ray Harryhausen, as well as four further books on the latter.
In 1952, at the age of 48, Fisher joined Hammer Films and toiled on two relatively minor science fiction pictures, The Four-Sided Triangle (which he also co-wrote) and Spaceways. He worked on a bunch of unmemorable thrillers and comedies until 1957, when his career took a turn for the remarkable.
