Michael Carreras
Production
- Born
- December 21, 1927 · Wandsworth, London, England, UK
- Died
- April 19, 1994 (age 66)
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
Dracula
April 21, 1958
The Hound of the Baskervilles
May 4, 1959
The Curse of Frankenstein
May 20, 1957
The Mummy
August 1, 1959
The Brides of Dracula
June 15, 1960
One Million Years B.C.
November 24, 1966
Dracula A.D. 1972
June 26, 1972
The Curse of the Werewolf
May 1, 1961
The Revenge of Frankenstein
June 1, 1958
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
July 11, 1974
Quatermass 2
June 17, 1957
Taste of Fear
April 19, 1961
Behind the camera70
- 1979The Lady Vanishes Executive Producer
- 1974Shatter Director, Producer
- 1974The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires Presenter
- 1972That's Your Funeral Producer
- 1972Demons of the Mind Producer
- 1972Straight On Till Morning Producer
- 1972Dracula A.D. 1972 Executive Producer
- 1972Nearest and Dearest Producer
- 1971Creatures the World Forgot Writer, Producer
- 1970Crescendo