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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.
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.
When one lists off the major horror directors (Whale, Romero, Craven, Cronenberg, etc.), it's easy to overlook Terence Fisher.
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.
Terence Fisher's critical reputation rests almost entirely on the horror films he directed for Hammer in the 1950s and 1960s, but he was a more versatile filmmaker than his horror output suggests. Born in London on 23 February 1904, he served in the Merchant Navy before entering the film industry in 1933.
Terence Fisher was Hammer Film's premier director - and the dominant force responsible for the the studio's classic gothic thrillers, including The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) and The Horror of Dracula (1958).
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.
Tracing the entire career of the British director Terence Fisher, best known for his Gothic horror films for Hammer―such as The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) and Dracula (1958)―The Films of Terence Fisher covers not only his horror films, but also his film noirs, comedies, and early apprenticeship work to create a full picture of Fisher's ...
Sep 15, 2021 · Terence Fisher, subtitled here, not inaccurately, as 'Master of Gothic Cinema', is probably best known for his role as director of classic Hammer horrors. His career was bound up with Hammer's two great stars, of the twenty odd films where Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee worked together he directed them in six.
