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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
- Dracula (1958) Revitalizing Bram Stoker’s iconic tale, “Dracula” introduces Jonathan Harker, who arrives at Castle Dracula under the pretense of being a librarian but is, in truth, there to end the vampire’s reign.
- The Devil Rides Out (1968) Set in 1920s England, “The Devil Rides Out” is a tale of black magic and satanic rituals. The plot revolves around the efforts of Duc de Richleau and his friend Rex, as they strive to save their friend Simon from the clutches of a satanic cult.
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) In this adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic, “The Hound of the Baskervilles” follows the brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. John Watson.
- The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) Chronicling the obsessive experiments of Victor Frankenstein, “The Curse of Frankenstein” delves deep into the doctor’s ambition to create life from death.
Terence Fisher was a British horror director who worked for Hammer Films from 1953 to 1974. He was known for his adaptations of classic horror stories, such as Dracula, Frankenstein, and The Mummy, and for his use of colour, sexuality, and Christian themes.
- 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 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.
Nevertheless, Terence Fisher almost single-handedly reformed the British horror picture into a new entity of terror. Not much is known about Fisher's early life. It is known that he was born in London circa 1904.
