Terence Fisher

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Born: 23 February 1904 Died: 18 June 1980

Country of origin: United Kingdom

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Description: Terence Fisher was a British film director who worked for Hammer Films. He was born in Maida Vale, a district of London. 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 ... (more)