Terence Fisher

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1904-02-23

Deathday 1980-06-18 (76 years old)

Place of Birth Maida Vale, London, England

Also Known As 泰伦斯·费希

Terence Fisher

Biography

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 commercially successful, were largely dismissed by critics during his career. It is only in recent years that Fisher has become recognised as an auteur in his own right. His films are characterised by a blend of fairy-tale, myth and sexuality. They draw heavily on Christian themes, and there is usually a hero who defeats the powers of darkness by a combination of faith in God and reason, in contrast to other characters, who are either blindly superstitious or bound by a cold, godless rationalism. Description above adapted from the Wikipedia article Terence Fisher, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Director

1968
1967
1966
Island of Terror

as Director

1964
The Gorgon

as Director

1964
1964
1962
1960
1960
1959
The Mummy

as Director

1959
1958
Dracula

as Director

1957
Kill Me Tomorrow

as Director

1956
The Gelignite Gang

as Director

1956
1955
The Flaw

as Director

1955
Stolen Assignment

as Director

1955
Children Galore

as Director

1955
1954
Blackout

as Director

1954
Final Appointment

as Director

1954
1954
Face the Music

as Director

1954
Mask of Dust

as Director

1953
Mantrap

as Director

1953
Spaceways

as Director

1953
1953
Blood Orange

as Director

1953
Three's Company

as Director

1952
Stolen Face

as Director

1952
The Last Page

as Director

1952
Wings of Danger

as Director

1952
Distant Trumpet

as Director

1951
Home to Danger

as Director

1950
1950
1949
Marry Me

as Director

1948
1948
Portrait from Life

as Director

1948

Editor

1947
1945
The Wicked Lady

as Editor

1944
1943
The Dark Tower

as Editor

1942
Flying Fortress

as Editor

1941
Atlantic Ferry

as Editor

1940
1938
Mr. Satan

as Editor

1936
1936

Writer

1953
Mantrap

as Screenplay

1953
Four Sided Triangle

as Screenplay