Douglas Hickox
Douglas Hickox (born January 10, 1929 in London , † July 25, 1988 there ) was a British film director .
He began his career as an assistant director and second unit director in the 1950s. He made his first own feature film in 1963.
He was married to Oscar- winning film editor Anne V. Coates . They had three children together. The sons Anthony Hickox and James DR Hickox are directors. The daughter Emma E. Hickox is active as an editor. Because of his son Anthony, who was a big fan of horror stories even as a child, Douglas Hickox made the horror film Theater des Horens in 1973 , although his father Douglas Hickox detested this genre.
In his honor, the Douglas Hickox Award for the best debut film by a director has been presented annually since 1998 at the British Independent Film Awards .
Filmography (selection)
- 1958: Behemoth the sea monster , anonymous
- 1970: Be nice to Mr. Sloane ( Entertaining Mr. Sloane )
- 1971: Blood Red Morning ( Sitting Target )
- 1973: Theater of Blood ( Theater of Blood )
- 1975: Brannigan - A Man of Steel ( Brannigan )
- 1976: On the track of the eagle ( Sky Riders )
- 1979: The Final Offensive ( Zulu Dawn )
- 1983: The Hound of the Baskervilles ( The Hound of the Baskervilles )
- 1984: Heirs of Love ( Mistral's Daughter )
Web links
- Douglas Hickox in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Video interview with director Anthony Hickox in the documentary Raising Hell on Earth , directed by Jake West , 14 minutes, 2004, produced by Nucleus Films and Arrow Video, included in the bonus material of the five-disc bluRay box Clive Barker's Hellraiser Trilogy , (Disc 3) , 2018, Turbine Medien GmbH, Münster + Lakeshore International, Beverly Hills (USA)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hickox, Douglas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 25, 1988 |
| Place of death | London |