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| Movie director who worked for ]. Born ], died ]. | Movie director who worked for ]. Born ], died ]. | ||
| Fisher was arguably one of the most influential ] directors of the second-half of the last century. He was the first to bring ] horror alive in full ], and the gore and explicit horror in his films, while mild by today's standards, was unprecedented in his day. His first major gothic horror film was ] (]), which launched the careers of British stars ] and ]. He went on to film a number of adaptations of classic horror subjects, including ] (], ] (]) and ] (]). | Fisher was arguably one of the most influential ] directors of the second-half of the last century. He was the first to bring ] horror alive in full ], and the gore and explicit horror in his films, while mild by today's standards, was unprecedented in his day. His first major gothic horror film was ] (]), which launched the careers of British stars ] and ]. He went on to film a number of adaptations of classic horror subjects, including ] (]), ] (]) and ] (]). | ||
| It is only in recent years that Fisher has become recognized as an ] in his own right. His films are characterized by a blend of fairy-tale, myth and sexuality. They draw heavily on ] themes, and there is usually a hero who defeats the powers of darkness by a combination of ] in ] and ], in contrast to other characters, who are either blindly ] or bound by a cold, godless ]. | It is only in recent years that Fisher has become recognized as an ] in his own right. His films are characterized by a blend of fairy-tale, myth and sexuality. They draw heavily on ] themes, and there is usually a hero who defeats the powers of darkness by a combination of ] in ] and ], in contrast to other characters, who are either blindly ] or bound by a cold, godless ]. | ||
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Movie director who worked for Hammer Films. Born 1904, died 1980.
Fisher was arguably one of the most influential horror directors of the second-half of the last century. He was the first to bring gothic horror alive in full technicolor, and the gore and explicit horror in his films, while mild by today's standards, was unprecedented in his day. His first major gothic horror film was The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), which launched the careers of British stars Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. He went on to film a number of adaptations of classic horror subjects, including Dracula (1958), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) and The Mummy (1959).
It is only in recent years that Fisher has become recognized as an auteur in his own right. His films are characterized by a blend of fairy-tale, myth and sexuality. They draw heavily on Christian themes, and there is usually a hero who defeats the powers of darkness by a combination of faith in God and reason, in contrast to other characters, who are either blindly superstitious or bound by a cold, godless rationalism.
Notable Works
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed 1969
The Devil Rides Out 1968
Dracula: Prince of Darkness 1966
The Gorgon 1964
The Phantom of the Opera 1962
The Curse of the Werewolf 1960
The Mummy 1959
The Hound of the Baskervilles 1958
Horror of Dracula 1958
The Curse of Frankenstein 1957
External Links
IMDb.com filmography
Short survey and analysis of Fisher as horror director