Michael Carreras

Acting

Michael Carreras

Overview

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Acting
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Birthday
Dec 21, 1927 (97 years old)
Death date
Apr 19, 1994

Michael Carreras

Known For

A Century of Science Fiction
1h 39m
DOLBY
Movie 1996

A Century of Science Fiction

American Documentary, narrated by Christopher Lee

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1h
DOLBY
Movie 1987

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

A retrospective of the films of Britain's Hammer Studios, renowned...

Biography

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.