Piers Haggard

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Mar 18, 1939 (86 years old)
Death date
Jan 11, 2023

Piers Haggard

Known For

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
3h 13m
Movie 2021

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

An exploration of the cinematic history of the folk horror, from its beginnings in the UK in the late sixties; through its proliferation on British television in the seventies and its many manifestations, culturally specific, in other countries; to its resurgence in the last decade.

Biography

Piers Inigo Haggard OBE, was a British theatre, film and television director, although he worked mostly in the latter. Haggard was born in London but grew up on a small farm in Clackmannanshire. His daughter is the actress Daisy Haggard.