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Michael Carreras
Producer, Writer, Director, Actor, Additional Credits
Born December 21, 1927Died April 19, 1994 (66 years)
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.
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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| 1979 | The Lady Vanishes · as Executive Producer |
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| 1972 | Dracula A.D. 1972 · as Executive Producer |
| 1972 | Vampire Circus · as Executive Producer |
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| 1967 | A Challenge for Robin Hood · as Executive Producer |
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| 1962 | The Damned · as Executive Producer |
| 1962 | The Pirates of Blood River · as Executive Producer |
| 1961 | Cash on Demand · as Executive Producer |
| 1961 | Watch It, Sailor! · as Executive Producer |
| 1961 | Scream of Fear · as Executive Producer |
| 1961 | The Curse of the Werewolf · as Executive Producer |
| 1961 | A Weekend with Lulu · as Executive Producer |
| 1961 | The Terror of the Tongs · as Executive Producer |
| 1960 | Sword of Sherwood Forest · as Executive Producer |
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| 1960 | The Brides of Dracula · as Executive Producer |
| 1960 | Never Take Candy from A Stranger · as Executive Producer |
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| 1959 | The Stranglers of Bombay · as Executive Producer |
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| 1959 | The Hound of the Baskervilles · as Executive Producer |
| 1958 | The Revenge of Frankenstein · as Executive Producer |
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| 1958 | Horror of Dracula · as Executive Producer |
| 1958 | The Camp on Blood Island · as Executive Producer |
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| 1958 | A Clean Sweep · as Executive Producer |
| 1957 | The Abominable Snowman · as Executive Producer |
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| 1957 | The Curse of Frankenstein · as Executive Producer |
| 1957 | Quatermass 2 · as Executive Producer |
| 1956 | X the Unknown · as Executive Producer |
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| 1954 | Race for Life · as Executive Producer |
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| 1954 | The Deadly Game · as Executive Producer |
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| 1954 | Family Affair · as Executive Producer |
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