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Terence Fisher

Director with 18 reviewed and 6 watchlist titles.

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    A Song for Tomorrow 1948
    Because Christopher Lee performed.
    Drama, Romance
  • director
    The Astonished Heart 1950C+: 3 stars (out of 5)

    A psychologist (Noel Coward) begins an affair with his wife’s best friend, which ultimately destroys his marriage.

    Jan 10, 2009
    Drama, Romance
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    So Long at the Fair 1950D+: 2 stars (out of 5)

    A young English woman (Jean Simmons) in Paris wakes up to find her brother (and his entire hotel room!) missing.

    Jul 23, 2007
    Drama, Mystery
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    The Curse of Frankenstein 1957A: 5 stars (out of 5)

    Awaiting execution, Baron Frankenstein recounts how he created life from corpse parts—and how his partner’s sabotage turned genius into monster.

    Jan 8, 2026
    Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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    Horror of Dracula 1958A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)

    Howard Hawks’s recipe for a good movie comprised “three great scenes and no bad ones.” Hammer’s first entry in its Dracula franchise gives us exactly that.

    Dec 8, 2020
    Drama, Horror
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    The Revenge of Frankenstein 1958C: 3 stars (out of 5)

    Dr. Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) escapes the gallows and resumes his experiments while working in a hospital for the poor.

    Jul 30, 2004
    Horror, Sci-Fi
  • director
    The Hound of the Baskervilles 1959B+: 4 stars (out of 5)

    Peter Cushing plays Sherlock Holmes who, alongside André Morell’s Doctor Watson, seeks to save nobleman Christopher Lee from a family curse involving a supernatural beast.

    May 24, 2025
    Horror, Mystery
  • director
    The Man Who Could Cheat Death 1959D+: 2 stars (out of 5)

    Anton Diffring kidnaps beautiful Hazel Court to blackmail surgeon Christopher Lee into performing an operation to keep him young.

    Nov 22, 2025
    Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
  • director
    The Mummy 1959B+: 4 stars (out of 5)

    Archaeologist defile the tomb of an Egyptian princess and face the wrath of her protector, an undead mummy.

    Oct 23, 2003
    Adventure, Horror
  • director
    The Stranglers of Bombay 1959B: 4 stars (out of 5)

    A Captain (Guy Rolfe) in the British East India Company investigates a murderous cult ambushing caravans.

    Oct 2, 2008
    Action, Adventure, History, Horror
  • director
    The Brides of Dracula 1960D: 2 stars (out of 5)

    A teacher falls prey to a vampire baron in the German countryside.

    Aug 5, 2007
    Horror
  • director
    The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll 1960C: 3 stars (out of 5)

    Homely Dr. Jekyll’s serum transforms him into the dashing, sociopathic Edward Hyde—who promptly torments Jekyll’s unfaithful wife and her lover, Jekyll’s backstabbing best friend, played by Christopher Lee.

    Nov 25, 2025
    Horror
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    Sword of Sherwood Forest 1960C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)

    Robin Hood (Richard Greene) attempts to foil the Sheriff of Nottingham (Peter Cushing).

    Jun 18, 2007
    Adventure, Drama, History
  • director
    The Curse of the Werewolf 1961D-: 1.5 stars (out of 5)

    A man (Oliver Reed) is born cursed with the sign of the werewolf.

    Aug 5, 2007
    Horror
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    The Phantom of the Opera 1962B: 4 stars (out of 5)

    A producer tracks a mysterious figure that haunts a London opera house.

    Aug 11, 2007
    Drama, Horror, Music, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
  • director
    Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace 1962
    Because Christopher Lee performed.
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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    The Gorgon 1964C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)

    A professor (Christopher Lee) investigates a woman (Barbara Shelley) and a doctor (Peter Cushing) who may be linked to the Medusa-like creature terrorizing a small village.

    Sep 7, 2008
    Horror
  • director
    Dracula: Prince of Darkness 1966C+: 3 stars (out of 5)

    Two couples ignore multiple warnings and visit Castle Dracula.

    Oct 16, 2003
    Horror
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    Island of Terror 1966B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)

    When is a Hammer film not a Hammer film?

    Oct 29, 2024
    Horror, Sci-Fi
  • director
    Frankenstein Created Woman 1967
    Because Peter Cushing performed and it's in the Hammer Films collection.
    Horror, Sci-Fi
  • director
    Night of the Big Heat 1967
    Because Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing performed.
    Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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    The Devil Rides Out 1968B: 4 stars (out of 5)

    Some films have no business working as well as they do. The Devil Rides Out is one such film.

    Jan 17, 2015
    Horror
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    Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed 1969
    Because Peter Cushing performed and it's in the Hammer Films collection.
    Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
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    Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell 1974
    Because Peter Cushing performed and it's in the Hammer Films collection.
    Horror, Sci-Fi
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