UID:
almahu_9948126496302882
Format:
1 online resource (208 pages) :
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illustrations (black & white); digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press, 2017. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Edition:
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ISBN:
9781526125477 (eBook)
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9781526125484 (eBook)
Series Statement:
Manchester Gothic
Content:
This book offers an appreciation of all of Fisher's films.
Content:
Fisher made most of the classic Hammer horrors in the 1950s and 60s including The Curse of Frankenstein and Dracula. He also had success with Gainsborough melodramas and science-fiction including The Earth Dies Screaming. Hutchings treats the Hammer horrors seriously and points out levels of complexity that have been overlooked by previous criticism. Through this book Hutchings offers a picture of Fisher's whole career while acknowledging his accomplishments as a horror-master.
Content:
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 busy twenty-five-year career, he directed fifty 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. 〈BR〉〈BR〉Looking at Fisher’s career as a whole not only underlines his importance as a film-maker but also casts a new, interesting light on the areas in which he worked – Gainsborough melodrama, the 1950s B film, 1960s science-fiction and, of course, Hammer, one of the most successful independent film companies in the history of British cinema.
Note:
1. Introduction〈BR〉2. Fisher before horror〈BR〉3. The horror man: 1957–62〈BR〉4. Highs and lows: 1962–72〈BR〉Conclusion〈BR〉Filmography〈BR〉Select bibliography〈BR〉Index.
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Also available in print form.
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Mode of access: internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Hutchings, Peter. Terence Fisher, ISBN 9780719056369
Language:
English
URL:
https://dx.doi.org/10.7765/9781526125477
URL:
https://www.manchesterhive.com/view/9781526125477/9781526125477.xml
