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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 was a versatile and prolific British filmmaker who directed many classic horror films for Hammer in the 1950s and 1960s. He also worked as an editor, a director of low-budget features and a maker of SF and comedy films.
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.
Tracing the entire career of the British director Terence Fisher,best known for his Gothic horror films for Hammer-such as TheCurse of Frankenstein (1957) and D...
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).
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.
Gothic Horror Director. Terence Fisher was born on 23 February 1904, in Maida Vale, London. 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.
