Terence Fisher

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Terence Fisher was a British film director best known for his influential work on gothic horror films for Hammer Film Productions in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Terence Fisher canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British person
film
film
film
film
film
film
film
film
film
film
film
film
film
film director
human
activeYearsEnd 1970s
activeYearsStart 1940s
causeOfDeath heart failure
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
dateOfBirth 1904-02-23
dateOfDeath 1980-06-18
directed Horror of Dracula (1958 film)
surface form: Dracula (1958 film)

Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Frankenstein Created Woman
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Taste the Blood of Dracula
The Brides of Dracula
The Curse of Frankenstein
The Curse of the Werewolf
The Devil Rides Out
The Gorgon
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film)
The Mummy (1959 film)
The Phantom of the Opera
surface form: The Phantom of the Opera (1962 film)
employer Hammer Film Productions
familyName Fisher
gender male
genre gothic horror film
horror film
givenName Terence
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement gothic horror
name Terence Fisher self-link
notableFor Hammer horror films
surface form: Hammer Horror films

gothic horror films
notableWork Horror of Dracula (1958 film)
surface form: Dracula (1958 film)

The Curse of Frankenstein
The Mummy (1959 film)
occupation film director
screenwriter
placeOfBirth Enfield
London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London

Twickenham
publicationDate 1957

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Spaceways director Terence Fisher
Horror of Dracula director Terence Fisher
The Curse of Frankenstein director Terence Fisher
Terence Fisher name Terence Fisher self-link
Bray Studios associatedPerson Terence Fisher