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Curtis Harrington

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Curtis Harrington

Born September 17, 1926 in Los Angeles, CaliforniaDied May 6, 200722 films

Gene Curtis Harrington was an American film and television director whose work included experimental films, horror films, and episodic television. He is considered one of the forerunners of New Queer Cinema.

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Night Tide posterFirst watchNight Tide19616.4A young sailor is enamored with a mysterious woman performing as a mermaid on the local pier. As their existences become entwined, he comes to suspect the woman might be a real mermaid who…View film

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Filmography

22 films as director
  1. 2002UsherDirector
  2. 1985Mata HariDirector
  3. 1978Devil Dog: The Hound of HellDirector
  4. 1977RubyDirector
  5. 1975The Dead Don't DieDirector
  6. 1974The Killing KindDirector
  7. 1974Killer BeesDirector
  8. 1973The Cat CreatureDirector
  9. 1972Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?Director
  10. 1971What's the Matter with Helen?Director
  11. 1970How Awful About AllanDirector
  12. 1967GamesDirector
  13. 1966Queen of BloodDirector
  14. 1966The Four ElementsDirector
  15. 1965Voyage to the Prehistoric PlanetDirector
  16. 1961Night TideDirector
  17. 1956The Wormwood StarDirector
  18. 1953The AssignationDirector
  19. 1951On the EdgeDirector
  20. 1949PicnicDirector
  21. 1947Fragment of SeekingDirector
  22. 1942The Fall of the House of UsherDirector