Michael Carreras

About

Michael Henry Carreras (21 December 1927 – 19 April 1994) was a British film producer and director. He was known for his association with Hammer Films, being the son of founder James Carreras, and taking an executive role in the company during its most successful years. As producer, he worked on The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dracula (1958) and The Curse of the Werewolf (1960) and She (1965) among over sixty other films. He also wrote a smaller number of screenplays. He later turned to directing, with The Savage Guns / Tierra brutal (1961), Maniac (1963), The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964), Slave Girls (1967), The Lost Continent (1968) and Shatter (1975) among others. In 1971, he took over directing Blood from the Mummy's Tomb after director Seth Holt died partway through filming. Carreras died from cancer in London on 19 April 1994.

Known for

One Million Years B.C.Movie • 1966The Hound of the BaskervillesMovie • 1959Man BaitMovie • 1952DraculaMovie • 1958The Brides of DraculaMovie • 1960The Curse of FrankensteinMovie • 1957The Curse of the WerewolfMovie • 1961The Legend of the 7 Golden VampiresMovie • 1974Quatermass 2Movie • 1957Dracula A.D. 1972Movie • 1972The Lady VanishesMovie • 1979The Man Who Could Cheat DeathMovie • 1959The Two Faces of Dr. JekyllMovie • 1960Slave GirlsMovie • 1967Taste of FearMovie • 1961The Abominable SnowmanMovie • 1957The MummyMovie • 1959SheMovie • 1965The Curse of the Mummy's TombMovie • 1964Ten Seconds to HellMovie • 1959Demons of the MindMovie • 1972Creatures the World ForgotMovie • 1971ManiacMovie • 1963The Revenge of FrankensteinMovie • 1958