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Terence Fisher
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Terence Fisher
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Peter Hutchings
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| Series | British Film-Makers |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:208 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Individual film directors and film-makers |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780719056376
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| Classifications | Dewey:791.430233092 |
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| Audience | | Undergraduate | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
Illustrations, black & white
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Manchester University Press
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| Imprint |
Manchester University Press
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| Publication Date |
14 March 2002 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Terence Fisher is best known as the director who made most of the classic Hammer horrors - including "The Curse of Frankenstein", "Dracula" and "The Devil Rides Out". But there is more to Terence Fisher than Hammer horror. In a 25 year career, he directed 50 films, not just horrors but also thrillers, comedies, melodramas, and science-fiction. This book offers an appreciation of all of Fisher's films and also gives a sense of his place in British film history. Fisher was a low-budget film-maker, largely unnoticed by critics and having little control over the projects he was assigned. That he managed to fashion something distinctive from such limited resources is a testament to his ablities, something that proved invaluable in the development of Hammer horror in the late 1950s.
Author Biography
Peter Hutchings is Professor of Film Studies at Northumbria University -- .
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