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Richard Stanley
Director 59 years old

Richard Stanley

Fish Hoek, South Africa

Richard Stanley is a South African filmmaker, known for his work in the horror genre. He began his career making short films and music videos, and subsequently directed the feature films Hardware and Dust Devil, both of which are considered cult classics.

Directed Films

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5 titles
Color Out of Space

Color Out of Space

Richard Stanley 2019 1h 51m 6.3

A secluded farm is struck by a strange meteorite which has apocalyptic consequences for the family living there and possibly the world.

L'autre monde

L'autre monde

Richard Stanley 2013 1h 45m 5.0

Hidden deep in the south of France, practically untouched by the modern age, is a place known by many as 'the Zone'. In this space, the supernatural is an everyday reality of life. Magic is everywhere. It is reason. It is currency. It is unquestionable fact. Prepare yourself for a journey into life on the other side of the mirror.

The Theatre Bizarre

The Theatre Bizarre

Tom Savini, Richard Stanley 2011 1h 54m

Down a seedy city street in her neighborhood, young Enola Penny is obsessed with what appears to be a long abandoned theatre. One night, she sees that the front door is slightly ajar and impulsively decides to sneak inside. But there in the dark, decrepit auditorium, a show unlike any other unfolds before her eyes.

Dust Devil

Dust Devil

Richard Stanley 1992 1h 43m 8.0

A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.

Hardware

Hardware

Richard Stanley 1990 1h 34m 6.7

Mark 13 is a government-built killing machine programmed with artificial intelligence, able to repair and recharge itself from any energy source. Through a series of coincidences, the cyborg's head ends up in the home of a sculptress as a bizarre Christmas present from her boyfriend.

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