Terence Fisher

1904-1980

Biography: life and films

Terence Fisher was an English film director. He was born in Maida Vale, London, England on 23rd February 1904 and died in Twickenham, London, England on 18th June 1980, aged 76.

His best films as a film director include Colonel Bogey (1948), The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), Frankenstein Created Woman (1967), The Devil Rides Out (1968) and Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969), and whose best work as a screenwriter include Four Sided Triangle (1953) and Mantrap (1953).

Terence Fisher directed 52 films and scripted 2 films.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Antony Darnborough (2 films).

His most frequent genres include: drama (32 films), Horror (22), Thriller (14), crime-thriller (6), Fantasy (5), comedy (4) and romance (3).

Our average rating for Terence Fisher over all films is: 3.0

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer

A Song for Tomorrow (1948) [d]

Colonel Bogey (1948) [d]

Portrait from Life (1948) [d]

Marry Me (1949) [d]

So Long at the Fair (1950) [d]

The Astonished Heart (1950) [d]

Home to Danger (1951) [d]

Distant Trumpet (1952) [d]

Stolen Face (1952) [d]

The Gambler and the Lady (1952) [d]

The Last Page (1952) [d]

Wings of Danger (1952) [d]

Blood Orange (1953) [d]

Four Sided Triangle (1953) [d,w]

Mantrap (1953) [d,w]

Spaceways (1953) [d]

Blackout (1954) [d]

Face the Music (1954) [d]

Final Appointment (1954) [d]

Mask of Dust (1954) [d]

The Stranger Came Home (1954) [d]

Three's Company (1954) [d]

Children Galore (1955) [d]

Stolen Assignment (1955) [d]

The Flaw (1955) [d]

The Gelignite Gang (1956) [d]

The Last Man to Hang? (1956) [d]

Kill Me Tomorrow (1957) [d]

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) [d]

Dracula (1958) [d]

The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) [d]

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) [d]

The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959) [d]

The Mummy (1959) [d]

Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960) [d]

The Brides of Dracula (1960) [d]

The Stranglers of Bombay (1960) [d]

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) [d]

The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) [d]

Sherlock Holmes und das Halsband des Todes (1962) [d]

The Phantom of the Opera (1962) [d]

The Horror of It All (1963) [d]

The Gorgon (1964) [d]

The Earth Dies Screaming (1965) [d]

Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) [d]

Island of Terror (1966) [d]

Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) [d]

Night of the Big Heat (1967) [d]

The Devil Rides Out (1968) [d]

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) [d]

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974) [d]



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