Terence Fisher

About

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...

Known for

The Adventures of Robin HoodSeries • 1955DraculaMovie • 1958Man BaitMovie • 1952The Brides of DraculaMovie • 1960The Two Faces of Dr. JekyllMovie • 1960Dracula: Prince of DarknessMovie • 1966The Hound of the BaskervillesMovie • 1959The Devil Rides OutMovie • 1968The Curse of FrankensteinMovie • 1957The Curse of the WerewolfMovie • 1961The Phantom of the OperaMovie • 1962Frankenstein and the Monster from HellMovie • 1974The Revenge of FrankensteinMovie • 1958Frankenstein Must Be DestroyedMovie • 1969The MummyMovie • 1959The GorgonMovie • 1964The Man Who Could Cheat DeathMovie • 1959Night of the Big HeatMovie • 1967Frankenstein Created WomanMovie • 1967Sword of Sherwood ForestMovie • 1960Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly NecklaceMovie • 1962So Long at the FairMovie • 1950Island of TerrorMovie • 1966The Stranglers of BombayMovie • 1959