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Director 1921 - 2000

Sidney Hayers

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Sidney Hayers (24 August 1921 – 8 February 2000) was a British film and television director, writer and producer. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, among his most acclaimed films were Circus of Horrors (1960), The Trap (1966) and the occult thriller Night of the Eagle (1962). In... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

15 titles
Conquest of the Earth

Conquest of the Earth

Sidney Hayers, Barry Crane 1980 1h 36m

A compilation of Battlestar Galactica episodes 1–3 and 7–9, with alternate footage. The Galactica and its ragtag fleet of ships finally arrive on Earth, only to discover that the planet is not prepared for the inevitable Cylon invasion.

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

Sidney Hayers 1974 1h 35m 6.0

Anonymous notes accuse a psychiatrist of having murdered his wife. A bedraggled policeman attempts to uncover the truth behind her disappearance.

All Coppers Are...

All Coppers Are...

Sidney Hayers 1972 1h 27m 5.0

A young policeman and a small-time crook are both involved with the same girl.

Revenge

Revenge

Sidney Hayers 1971 1h 29m 6.0

A British family takes revenge into its own hands in avenging their recently slain daughter.

Assault

Assault

Sidney Hayers 1971 1h 31m 5.0

After a schoolgirl is raped while taking a short cut through the local woods, and another murdered a few days later, the police are baffled. With the help of a reporter, and against the wishes of a local psychologist, a young schoolteacher uses herself as bait to lure the perpetrator out.

Mister Jerico

Mister Jerico

Sidney Hayers 1970 1h 25m 6.0

Con man Dudley Jerico sets out to rob corrupt millionaire Victor Rosso of his legendary Gemini diamond, but there's another operator in town who is out to con the con.

The Southern Star

The Southern Star

Sidney Hayers 1969 1h 44m

Comedy adventure based on a Jules Verne novel about the ups and downs of jewel thieves in the wilds of Africa circa 1900. George Segal is the appealing hero-heel and Ursula Andress is visually stunning as the lady in the proceedings. Orson Welles has a small role.

The Trap

The Trap

Sidney Hayers 1966 1h 46m

A fur trapper takes a mute girl as his unwilling wife to live with him in his remote cabin in the woods.

Three Hats for Lisa

Three Hats for Lisa

Sidney Hayers 1965 1h 35m 5.0

French movie pin up Sophie Hardy is Lisa Milan, a gorgeous Continental film star who's just arrived at Heathrow. She's in London for the premiere of her latest film, but within minutes she's beenw hisked away by her number one fan, Johnny Howjego and his Cockney pals Sammy, Flora and Cabbie Sid.

This Is My Street

This Is My Street

Sidney Hayers 1964 1h 34m 6.0

In this British kitchen-sink style drama, a bored housewife (June Ritchie) living in a run-down inner city London house begins an affair with her mother's lodger (Ian Hendry), who lives next door.

Night of the Eagle

Night of the Eagle

Sidney Hayers 1962 1h 30m 6.5

A woman who may be a witch defends her husband from forces attempting to harm him.

Payroll

Payroll

Sidney Hayers 1961 1h 45m 7.0

A vicious gang of crooks plan to steal the wages of a local factory, but their carefully laid plans go wrong, when the factory employs an armoured van to carry the cash.

The Malpas Mystery

The Malpas Mystery

Sidney Hayers 1960 1h 9m 6.0

When Audrey leaves prison after being framed for jewel theft, she asks stepsister Dora for shelter. Dora takes Audrey to a party hosted hosted by Lacey, her boyfriend. Lacey complains about his neighbor, the mysterious Mr. Malpas, who makes strange noises all night and is never seen.

Circus of Horrors

Circus of Horrors

Sidney Hayers 1960 1h 28m 6.5

A plastic surgeon and his nurse join a bizarre circus to escape from the police. Here he befriends deformed women and transforms them for his "Temple of Beauty". However, when they threaten to leave, they meet with mysterious accidents.

Violent Moment

Sidney Hayers 1959 1h 1m 6.0

Douglas Baines, a wartime army deserter, is lying low in a shabby flat with his girlfriend Daisy and the couple's small son, Jiffy. Returning home with a toy for Jiffy's second birthday, he learns that Daisy has had the boy adopted. When she refuses to tell him where the boy is, he strangles Daisy and goes on the run.

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