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Terence Fisher

Director with 18 reviewed and 6 watchlist titles.

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  1. 1940s
    • director
      A Song for Tomorrow 1948
      Because Christopher Lee performed.
      Drama, Romance
  2. 1950s
    • 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
    • director
      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
    • director
      The Curse of Frankenstein 1957A: 5 stars (out of 5)

      For Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee’s first film for Hammer, a guest review from the good Baron himself:

      Sep 19, 2020
      Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
    • director
      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
    • director
      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
  3. 1960s
    • 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
    • director
      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
    • director
      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
    • director
      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
    • director
      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
    • director
      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
    • director
      Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed 1969
      Because Peter Cushing performed and it's in the Hammer Films collection.
      Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
  4. 1970s
    • director
      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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