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Terence Fisher
Director 1904 - 1980

Terence Fisher

Maida Vale, London, England

Terence Fisher (23 February 1904 – 18 June 1980) was a film director who worked for Hammer Films. He was born in Maida Vale, a district of London, England. Fisher was one of the most prominent horror directors of the second half of the 20th century. He was the first to bring... Read full bio →

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38 titles
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

Terence Fisher 1974 1h 35m 6.2

Dr Simon Helder, sentenced to an insane asylum for crimes against humanity, recognises its director as the brilliant Baron Frankenstein, the man whose work he had been trying to emulate before his imprisonment. Frankenstein utilises Helder's medical knowledge for a project he has been working on for some time.

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Terence Fisher 1969 1h 41m 6.3

Baron Frankenstein is once again working with illegal medical experiments. Together with a young doctor, Karl and his fiancée Anna they kidnap the mentally sick Dr. Brandt, to perform the first brain transplantation ever.

The Devil Rides Out

The Devil Rides Out

Terence Fisher 1968 1h 36m 6.7

The Duc de Richeleau and his friend Rex discover their young charge Simon has fallen in with the powers of Darkness and is about to be baptized into the service of evil. The Duc is fortunately versed in such matters and finds himself locked in a duel with the deadly Mocata, disciple of the left-hand path.

Night of the Big Heat

Night of the Big Heat

Terence Fisher 1967 1h 34m 5.7

While mainland Britain shivers in deepest winter, the northern island of Fara bakes in extreme heat.

Frankenstein Created Woman

Frankenstein Created Woman

Terence Fisher 1967 1h 32m 6.7

A deformed tormented girl drowns herself after her lover is framed for murder and guillotined. Baron Frankenstein, experimenting with the transfer of souls, places the boy's soul into her body, bringing Christina back to life. Driven by revenge, she carries out a violent retribution on those responsible for both deaths.

Island of Terror

Island of Terror

Terence Fisher 1966 1h 29m 6.0

A small island community is overrun with creeping, blobbish, tentacled monsters which liquefy and digest the bones from living creatures. The community struggles to fight back.

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

Terence Fisher 1966 1h 30m 6.0

Four English travellers - the brothers Charles and Alan Kent and their wives - are stranded and find themselves guests at the castle of Dracula, whose servant Klove informs them that his late Master left instructions for visitors always to be welcomed. That night, he kidnaps Alan and uses his blood to resurrect Count Dracula from his ashes.

The Gorgon

The Gorgon

Terence Fisher 1964 1h 23m 7.3

In the early 20th century a village experienced a series of inexplicable murders. All the victims were young men who had been turned to stone. The perpetrator of these deaths was a being so repulsive that she transformed the onlooker using the power of her deadly stare.

The Earth Dies Screaming

The Earth Dies Screaming

Terence Fisher 1964 1h 2m 6.7

A crack space pilot returns to earth to find the planet has been devastated by some unknown forces. There are a few survivors, so he organizes them in a plan to ward off control by a group of killer robots.

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

Terence Fisher 1962 1h 24m 7.9

A London opera house is haunted by tragic events on its opening night, but when its star is kidnapped, a producer tracks down the Phantom who is intent on seeking his revenge.

Sherlock Holmes und das Halsband des Todes

Sherlock Holmes und das Halsband des Todes

Terence Fisher 1962 1h 23m 4.0

Sherlock Holmes and Watson do battle with their nemesis, Professor Moriarty, over an ancient necklace attributed to Cleopatra.

The Curse of the Werewolf

The Curse of the Werewolf

Terence Fisher 1961 1h 33m 6.7

A child conceived after a demented beggar rapes a mute servant girl is raised by a wealthy but kindly bachelor gentleman and his woman servant who learn, years later, that he is a werewolf. His only chance for normalcy is to find a woman who will love him for himself, which will release him from the curse.

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll

Terence Fisher 1960 1h 28m 6.7

Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.

The Brides of Dracula

The Brides of Dracula

Terence Fisher 1960 1h 22m 7.0

A young teacher on her way to a position in Transylvania helps a young man escape the shackles his mother has put on him. In so doing she innocently unleashes the horrors of the undead once again on the populace, including those at her school for ladies. Luckily for some, Dr Van Helsing is already on his way.

Sword of Sherwood Forest

Sword of Sherwood Forest

Terence Fisher 1960 1h 20m 6.0

Robin of Loxley and his men stumble on a plot to overthrow Hubert Walter, King's Chancellor and Archbishop of Canterbury. The plotters, the Sheriff of Nottingham and the Earl of Newark, have set an ambush for Walter and Lady Marian Fitzwater. Will Robin get to them before it is too late?

The Stranglers of Bombay

The Stranglers of Bombay

Terence Fisher 1959 1h 20m 6.5

In the 1830s, a captain in the East India Company lobbies to investigate the criminal Thugee Cult of Kali, an organized crime group of stranglers and thieves.

The Mummy

The Mummy

Terence Fisher 1959 1h 28m 7.4

One by one the archaeologists who discover the 4,000-year-old tomb of Princess Ananka are brutally murdered. Kharis, high priest in Egypt 40 centuries ago, has been brought to life by the power of the ancient gods and his sole purpose is to destroy those responsible for the desecration of the sacred tomb.

The Man Who Could Cheat Death

The Man Who Could Cheat Death

Terence Fisher 1959 1h 23m 7.5

Dr. Bonner plans to live forever through periodic gland transplants from younger, healthier human victims. Bonner looks about 40; he's really 104 years old. But people are starting to get suspicious, and he may not make 200.

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Terence Fisher 1959 1h 27m 7.8

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

The Revenge of Frankenstein

The Revenge of Frankenstein

Terence Fisher 1958 1h 30m 7.3

Having escaped execution and assumed an alias, Baron Frankenstein transplants his deformed underling's brain into a perfect body, but the result proves to be mortally perilous.

Dracula

Dracula

Terence Fisher 1958 1h 22m 7.6

After Jonathan Harker attacks Dracula at his castle (apparently somewhere in Germany), the vampire travels to a nearby city, where he preys on the family of Harker's fiancée. The only one who may be able to protect them is Dr. van Helsing, Harker's friend and fellow-student of vampires, who is determined to destroy Dracula, whatever the cost.

The Curse of Frankenstein

The Curse of Frankenstein

Terence Fisher 1957 1h 23m 8.2

Baron Victor Frankenstein has discovered life's secret and unleashed a blood-curdling chain of events resulting from his creation: a cursed creature with a horrid face — and a tendency to kill.

The Last Man to Hang

The Last Man to Hang

Terence Fisher 1956 1h 15m 5.0

Sir Roderick Strood is on trial for the murder of his wife.

The Gelignite Gang

The Gelignite Gang

Terence Fisher, Francis Searle 1956 1h 14m 5.0

Set in London's Soho, a gang of ruthless safe-crackers plan their next robbery.

The Flaw

The Flaw

Terence Fisher 1955 1h 1m 5.0

A professional race car driver marries a wealthy woman for her money, and then plans to murder her.

Stolen Assignment

Stolen Assignment

Terence Fisher 1955 1h 2m 6.0

A journalist harasses his editor-in-chief to entrust him with a more substantial mission. When an artist's wealthy wife is murdered, the two men try to help a detective solve the case.

The Stranger Came Home

The Stranger Came Home

Terence Fisher 1954 1h 20m 6.0

Someone knocked out a man and left him for dead during a fishing trip in Portugal. That someone is either his fetching wife, or two business partners, all sporting guilty faces after his unexpected return. Two more murders and a frame-up befall the quartet before an inspector closes the case.

Murder by Proxy

Murder by Proxy

Terence Fisher 1954 1h 27m 6.0

When a beautiful young woman suddenly offers inebriated Casey Morrow a lot of money for a quick and easy job, he doesn't ask too many questions. But when the girl's father is found murdered the following day and Morrow's coat is soaked with blood, he must unravel the mystery to clear his name.

Mask of Dust

Mask of Dust

Terence Fisher 1954 1h 19m 6.0

A race driver must choose between his love for racing and his wife. His buddy's accident will help him to choose, and his loyal ways will get him a new friend - his main rival.

Face the Music

Face the Music

Terence Fisher 1954 1h 24m 6.0

A famed trumpet player is suspected of murdering a blues singer. Using only two minor clues, he narrows the suspects to four people, but only after surviving poison placed on the mouthpiece of his trumpet!

Spaceways

Spaceways

Terence Fisher 1953 1h 17m

British scientists test rocket; matrimonial strife looms. Rocket partially fails; couple goes missing. Did they elope or are they dead, orbiting in rocket debris?

Four Sided Triangle

Four Sided Triangle

Terence Fisher 1953 1h 21m 6.5

A young man, in love with a woman who can never be his, discovers a way to fulfil his dreams. In their childhood the three were the best of friends, the perfect triangle. But years later when Lena returns to her sleepy home the tone of the relationship changes and it is Robin she loves.

Blood Orange

Blood Orange

Terence Fisher 1953 1h 16m 5.0

Discharged by his employer, a private eye stays on a jewel theft case after a model with information for him is murdered.

Wings of Danger

Wings of Danger

Terence Fisher 1952 1h 13m 5.0

When his girlfriend's brother's cargo plane is lost at sea, nagging questions arise, and pilot Richard Van Ness gets caught in a web of blackmail and smuggling.

The Last Page

The Last Page

Terence Fisher 1952 1h 24m 6.0

A married bookstore owner is blackmailed after he makes a pass at his new sexy blonde clerk.

Stolen Face

Stolen Face

Terence Fisher 1952 1h 12m 6.0

A doctor changes a woman's face to match the one that broke his heart. Trouble starts when his love returns.

Home to Danger

Home to Danger

Terence Fisher 1951 1h 6m 6.0

A drug dealer tries to kill his partner's daughter after she inherits an old house.

So Long at the Fair

So Long at the Fair

Terence Fisher, Antony Darnborough 1950 1h 21m 7.3

Vicky Barton and her brother, Johnny, take a trip to the 1896 Paris Exhibition. They both sleep in seperate rooms in a hotel. When the sister gets up the next morning, she finds her brother and his room had disappeared and no one will even acknowledge that he was ever there. Now Vicky must find out what exactly happened to her brother.

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