Search results
Jun 11, 2024 · Originally conceived as a vehicle for Christopher Lee to distance himself from his Hammer Horror roots when he and writer Anthony Shaffer met in 1971, The Wicker Man became something far, far greater.
Jun 27, 2024 · Scripter Anthony Shaffer, author of the hit play (later filmed) Sleuth, deleted, merged and altered characters to come up with a fizzier concoction and crafted some sparkling amusing dialogue that is not, it must be allowed, always to be found in Christie's actual text.
Jun 23, 2024 · This year marks the 50-year anniversary of the release of The Wicker Man, the 1973 folk horror classic by director Robin Hardy and screenwriter Anthony Shaffer. In honor of this landmark year, I thought I’d take a look at a few works that are either directly or indirectly related.
1 day ago · Over twenty-four years in the military, Tony Shaffer worked a series of active duty secret ops and task force assignments, alternating between roles as an intelligence officer with the Pentagon’s J2 Directorate and as a clandestine operative with the J3.
Jun 14, 2024 · Playwright Anthony Shaffer adapted his clever murder mystery, and Michael Caine and Laurence Olivier gave Oscar-nominated performances. In addition, Mankiewicz received his fourth nod for best direction. He subsequently retired.
Jun 24, 2024 · First, The Wicker Man was a 1973 movie directed by Robin Hardy and written by Anthony Shaffer. A master class in slow-burn folk horror, The Wicker Man features Edward Woodward as an uptight police officer who comes to a secluded island with strange customs, led by Christopher Lee’s charismatic Lord Summerisle.
5 days ago · Anthony Shaffer was born in Liverpool in 1926. His identical twin, Peter, was also a writer and playwright. As well as 'Sleuth', Anthony Shaffer wrote the screenplays for 'The Wicker Man' (1973) and 'Evil Under the Sun' (1982).
