Michael Carreras
Michael Henry Carreras (21 December 1927 – 19 April 1994) was a British film producer and director. He was known for his association with Hammer Films, being the son of founder James Carreras, and taking an executive role in the company during its most successful years.
As producer, he worked on The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dracula (1958) and The Curse of the Werewolf (1960) and She (1965) among over sixty other films. He also wrote a smaller number of screenplays. He later turned to directing, with The Savage Guns / Tierra brutal (1961), Maniac (1963), The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964), Slave Girls (1967), The Lost Continent (1968) and Shatter (1975) among others. In 1971, he took over directing Blood from the Mummy's Tomb after director Seth Holt died partway through filming. Carreras died from cancer in London on 19 April 1994.
Known For | Production |
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Most Rating | 2.183 |
Birthday | 1927-12-21 |
Place of Birth | Wandsworth, London, England, UK |
Also Known As | Henry Younger, Michael Nash, |
1987
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
6.4/7
A retrospective of the films of Britain's Hammer Studios, renowned for making stylish horror films in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Included are clips fro...
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Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1996
A Century of Science Fiction
6.9/4
American Documentary, narrated by Christopher Lee
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