People
Michael Carreras
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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.
Notable films
Where to start
Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.
The Curse of the Werewolf
Appears in a KinoChain journey
The Mummy
Producer
One Million Years B.C.
Screenplay
The Curse of Frankenstein
Executive Producer
Dracula
Executive Producer
The Revenge of Frankenstein
Executive Producer
The Abominable Snowman
Executive Producer
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Executive Producer
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
Related people
Collaborators & neighbours
Wrote
Produced
Dracula A.D. 1972
1972
One Million Years B.C.
1966
The Curse of the Werewolf
1961
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
1960
The Mummy
1959
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958
Dracula
1958
The Abominable Snowman
1957
Quatermass 2
1957
The Curse of Frankenstein
1957
X: The Unknown
1956