Terence Fisher
Terence Fisher (born February 23, 1904 in London , † June 18, 1980 ibid) was a British director and film editor . Fisher became known mainly as the regular director of the British Hammer Studios , where he was responsible for the success of the Dracula and Frankenstein film series with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing .
Life
Fisher began his career as a seaman, merchant and adventurer before joining Gainsborough in 1929 as an assistant to director Ian Dalrymple . He also made his first films with this production company until he switched to Hammer Films and became the in-house director of the famous horror film studio. In 1957 he directed Hammer's first horror film in color: Frankenstein's Curse with Peter Cushing in the lead role. Fisher let the film follow a total of four sequels to 1972 (always again with Cushing as Dr. Frankenstein ). In 1958 he shot the first of his three Dracula films with Dracula ; Dracula and his brides followed in 1960, and blood for Dracula in 1965 . Terence Fisher also made two films about the master detective Sherlock Holmes : The Dog of Baskerville (1958) and Sherlock Holmes and the Collar of Death (1962), the latter, however, was not made for Hammer, but for the German producer Artur Brauner .
In his films, Fisher often resorted to classic literary sources by authors such as Bram Stoker , Mary Shelley , Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Louis Stevenson . In many cases, Jimmy Sangster was responsible for adapting these scripts . Fisher always saw himself as a craftsman, stuck to his tight, simple style that is otherwise only known from Hollywood directors. With his films he made actors like Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing into stars.
Fisher died in London on June 18, 1980 at the age of 76 of complications from a heart attack .
Filmography
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literature
Web links
- Terence Fisher in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Portrait of Terence Fisher in: The New York Times
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biographical data of Terence Fisher in: Terence Fisher: Horror, Myth and Religion , by Paul Leggett, 2002, p. Iv
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SURNAME | Fisher, Terence |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British director and film editor |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1904 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
DATE OF DEATH | June 18, 1980 |
Place of death | London |