About

Known credits:
85
Birthday:
1927-12-21
Place of birth:
Wandsworth, London, England, UK
Website:
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Michael Carreras

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
1996 A Century of Science Fiction Actor Self 59
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1987 Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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Directing
1974 Shatter Directing Director 59
Average
1971 Blood from the Mummy's Tomb Directing Director 58
Average
1968 The Lost Continent Directing Director 58
Average
1967 Slave Girls Directing Director 58
Average
1964 The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb Directing Director 58
Average
1963 What a Crazy World Directing Director 58
Average
1963 Maniac Directing Director 59
Average
1961 The Savage Guns Directing Director 58
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1960 Visa to Canton Directing Director 58
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1958 The Steel Bayonet Directing Director 58
Average

Writing
1971 Creatures the World Forgot Writing Writer 58
Average
1969 Moon Zero Two Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1968 The Lost Continent Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1967 Slave Girls Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1966 One Million Years B.C. Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1964 The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1954 The Stranger Came Home Writing Screenplay 58
Average

Production
1979 The Lady Vanishes Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1974 Shatter Production Producer 59
Average
1972 That's Your Funeral Production Producer 58
Average
1972 Demons of the Mind Production Producer 58
Average
1972 Straight On Till Morning Production Producer 58
Average
1972 Dracula A.D. 1972 Production Executive Producer 58
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1972 Nearest and Dearest Production Producer 59
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1971 Creatures the World Forgot Production Producer 58
Average
1970 Crescendo Production Producer 58
Average
1969 Moon Zero Two Production Producer 58
Average
1968 The Lost Continent Production Producer 58
Average
1967 A Challenge for Robin Hood Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1967 Slave Girls Production Producer 58
Average
1966 One Million Years B.C. Production Producer 59
Average
1965 She Production Producer 58
Average
1964 The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb Production Producer 58
Average
1963 What a Crazy World Production Producer 58
Average
1962 The Damned Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1962 The Pirates of Blood River Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1961 Cash on Demand Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
1961 Taste of Fear Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
1961 The Curse of the Werewolf Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
1961 The Terror of the Tongs Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1960 Sword of Sherwood Forest Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1960 Visa to Canton Production Producer 58
Average
1960 The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll Production Producer 59
Average
1960 The Brides of Dracula Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
1960 Hell Is a City Production Producer 59
Average
1960 Never Take Sweets from a Stranger Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
1959 The Stranglers of Bombay Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1959 Yesterday's Enemy Production Producer 59
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1959 The Ugly Duckling Production Producer 59
Average
1959 The Mummy Production Producer 61
Fair
1959 The Man Who Could Cheat Death Production Producer 58
Average
1959 The Hound of the Baskervilles Production Executive Producer 62
Fair
1959 Ten Seconds to Hell Production Producer 59
Average
1958 The Snorkel Production Producer 59
Average
1958 The Revenge of Frankenstein Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
1958 Dracula Production Executive Producer 66
Fair
1958 The Camp on Blood Island Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1958 The Steel Bayonet Production Producer 58
Average
1958 A Clean Sweep Production Executive Producer N/A
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1958 Tales of Frankenstein Production Producer 59
Average
1957 The Abominable Snowman Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1957 Quatermass 2 Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1957 The Curse of Frankenstein Production Executive Producer 62
Fair
1956 X the Unknown Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1955 The Right Person Production Producer N/A
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1955 Break in the Circle Production Producer N/A
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1954 The Men of Sherwood Forest Production Producer 58
Average
1954 Third Party Risk Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1954 The Stranger Came Home Production Producer 58
Average
1954 Blackout Production Producer 58
Average
1954 Face the Music Production Producer 59
Average
1953 Blood Orange Production Producer 59
Average
1953 Spaceways Production Producer 58
Average
1953 Four Sided Triangle Production Producer 58
Average
1952 The Gambler and the Lady Production Casting 58
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1952 Lady in the Fog Production Casting 59
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1952 The Last Page Production Casting Director 58
Average
1952 Death of an Angel Production Casting Director N/A
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1952 Never Look Back Production Producer 58
Average
1951 A Case For P.C. 49 Production Casting Director 59
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1951 The Dark Light Production Producer 58
Average

Crew
1994 Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror Crew Thanks 59
Average
1974 The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires Crew Presenter 58
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