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Michael Carreras

Producer

Michael Carreras

Born December 21, 1927 in Wandsworth, London, England, UKDied April 19, 199467 films

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.

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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.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Hound of the Baskervilles poster6.8The Hound of the Baskervilles1959The Curse of Frankenstein poster6.8The Curse of Frankenstein1957The Mummy poster6.7The Mummy1959The Brides of Dracula poster6.7The Brides of Dracula1960Taste of Fear poster7.1Taste of Fear1961One Million Years B.C. poster6.2One Million Years B.C.1966The Curse of the Werewolf poster6.5The Curse of the Werewolf1961The Revenge of Frankenstein poster6.6The Revenge of Frankenstein1958

Filmography

67 films
  1. 1979The Lady VanishesExecutive Producer
  2. 1974ShatterProducer
  3. 1972That's Your FuneralProducer
  4. 1972Demons of the MindProducer
  5. 1972Straight On Till MorningProducer
  6. 1972Dracula A.D. 1972Executive Producer
  7. 1972Nearest and DearestProducer
  8. 1971Creatures the World ForgotProducer
  9. 1970CrescendoProducer
  10. 1969Moon Zero TwoProducer
  11. 1968The Lost ContinentProducer
  12. 1967A Challenge for Robin HoodExecutive Producer
  13. 1967Slave GirlsProducer
  14. 1966One Million Years B.C.Producer
  15. 1965SheProducer
  16. 1964The Curse of the Mummy's TombProducer
  17. 1963What a Crazy WorldProducer
  18. 1962The DamnedExecutive Producer
  19. 1962The Pirates of Blood RiverExecutive Producer
  20. 1961Cash on DemandExecutive Producer
  21. 1961The Curse of the WerewolfExecutive Producer
  22. 1961Taste of FearExecutive Producer
  23. 1961A Weekend with LuluExecutive Producer
  24. 1961The Terror of the TongsExecutive Producer
  25. 1960Sword of Sherwood ForestExecutive Producer
  26. 1960Visa to CantonProducer
  27. 1960The Two Faces of Dr. JekyllProducer
  28. 1960The Brides of DraculaExecutive Producer
  29. 1960Hell Is a CityProducer
  30. 1960Never Take Sweets from a StrangerExecutive Producer
  31. 1959The Stranglers of BombayExecutive Producer
  32. 1959Yesterday's EnemyProducer
  33. 1959The Ugly DucklingProducer
  34. 1959The MummyProducer
  35. 1959The Man Who Could Cheat DeathProducer
  36. 1959The Hound of the BaskervillesExecutive Producer
  37. 1959Ten Seconds to HellProducer
  38. 1958The SnorkelProducer
  39. 1958The Revenge of FrankensteinExecutive Producer
  40. 1958DraculaExecutive Producer
  41. 1958The Camp on Blood IslandExecutive Producer
  42. 1958The Steel BayonetProducer
  43. 1958Tales of FrankensteinProducer
  44. 1958A Clean SweepExecutive Producer
  45. 1957The Abominable SnowmanExecutive Producer
  46. 1957Quatermass 2Executive Producer
  47. 1957The Curse of FrankensteinExecutive Producer
  48. 1956X: The UnknownExecutive Producer
  49. 1955Eric Winstone's StagecoachProducer
  50. 1955Break in the CircleProducer
  51. 1955The Right PersonProducer
  52. 1954The Men of Sherwood ForestProducer
  53. 1954Third Party RiskExecutive Producer
  54. 1954The Unholy FourProducer
  55. 1954BlackoutProducer
  56. 1954Face the MusicProducer
  57. 1953Blood OrangeProducer
  58. 1953SpacewaysProducer
  59. 1953Four Sided TriangleProducer
  60. 1952The Gambler and the LadyCasting
  61. 1952Lady in the FogCasting
  62. 1952The Last PageCasting Director
  63. 1952Death of an AngelCasting Director
  64. 1952Never Look BackProducer
  65. 1952Whispering Smith vs. Scotland YardCasting
  66. 1951A Case For P.C. 49Casting Director
  67. 1951The Dark LightProducer