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Terence Fisher

Born
Feb 23, 1904 · Aged 76
Died
Jun 18, 1980
Place of birth
Maida Vale, London, England
Gender
Male
Movie credits
2
TV credits
0
Directing credits
56
Also known as (1)
  • 泰伦斯·费希

Biography

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 gothic horror alive in full colour, and the sexual overtones and explicit horror in his films, while mild by modern standards, were unprecedented in his day. His first major gothic horror film was "The Curse of Frankenstein" (1957), which launched Hammer's long association with the genre and made British actors Peter…