Michael Carreras

Michael Carreras

December 21, 1927 · 98 years old

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 Th…

Known For

31 titles
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Horror of Dracula

Horror of Dracula

1958 · 1h 22m · Movie

When Jonathan Harker rouses the ire of Count Dracula for accepting a job at the vampire's castle under false pretenses, his friend Dr. Van Helsing pursues the predatory villain.

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The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1959 · 1h 27m · Movie

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

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The Curse of Frankenstein

The Curse of Frankenstein

1957 · 1h 22m · Movie

While awaiting execution for murder, Baron Victor Frankenstein tells the story of a creature he built and brought to life - only for it to behave not as he intended.

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The Mummy

The Mummy

1959 · 1h 28m · Movie

In 1895, British archaeologists find and open the tomb of Egyptian Princess Ananka with nefarious consequences.

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The Brides of Dracula

The Brides of Dracula

1960 · 1h 25m · Movie

Vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing returns to Transylvania to destroy handsome bloodsucker Baron Meinster, who has designs on a beautiful young schoolteacher.

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Dracula A.D. 1972

Dracula A.D. 1972

1972 · 1h 36m · Movie

In 1972 London - a century after his final battle with Professor Van Helsing - Count Dracula is resurrected by occultist Johnny Alucard, and goes after his archenemy's descendants.

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The Curse of the Werewolf

The Curse of the Werewolf

1961 · 1h 33m · Movie

In eighteenth-century Spain, an adopted boy becomes a werewolf and terrorizes the inhabitants of his town.

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Scream of Fear

Scream of Fear

1961 · 1h 21m · Movie

A wheelchair-bound young woman returns to her father's estate after 10 years, and although she's told he's away, she keeps seeing his dead body on the estate.

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The Abominable Snowman

The Abominable Snowman

1957 · 1h 25m · Movie

A kindly English botanist and a gruff American scientist lead an expedition to the Himalayas in search of the legendary Yeti.

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10
Quatermass 2

Quatermass 2

1957 · 1h 25m · Movie

Professor Quatermass, trying to gather support for his Lunar colonisation project, is intrigued by mysterious traces that have been showing up.

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Blood from the Mummy's Tomb

Blood from the Mummy's Tomb

1971 · 1h 34m · Movie

An archaeological expedition brings back to London the coffin of an Egyptian queen known for her magical powers. Her spirit returns in the form of a young girl and strange things start to happen.

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The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb

The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb

1964 · 1h 21m · Movie

British archaeologists and their American investor ship an Egyptian mummy's sarcophagus to London but someone has the amulet to revive the mummy that will then kill all those who disturbed its tomb.

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X the Unknown

X the Unknown

1956 · 1h 21m · Movie

A radioactive, mud-like creature terrorizes a Scottish village.

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The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

1979 · 1h 35m · Movie

On a train in Germany, American heiress Amanda Kelly befriends older nanny Miss Froy. When Miss Froy vanishes, everyone Amanda asks denies having seen her. Eventually, Amanda persuades American photographer Bob Condon to help her ...

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The Man Who Could Cheat Death

The Man Who Could Cheat Death

1959 · 1h 23m · Movie

A centenarian artist and scientist in 1890 Paris maintains his youth and health by periodically replacing a gland with that of a living person.

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Demons of the Mind

Demons of the Mind

1972 · 1h 29m · Movie

A physician discovers that two children are being kept virtually imprisoned in their house by their father. He investigates, and discovers a web of sex, incest, and Satanic possession.

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The Snorkel

The Snorkel

1958 · 1h 14m · Movie

Although the police have termed her mother's death a suicide, a teenage girl believes her step-father murdered her.

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Maniac

Maniac

1963 · 1h 26m · Movie

An American painter has an affair with a bar owner in a French village. To free her from her marriage, the painter must help the estranged husband escape from an asylum.

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Hell Is a City

Hell Is a City

1960 · 1h 33m · Movie

In Britain, a Manchester police inspector becomes obsessed with capturing a criminal who escapes from prison.

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Sword of Sherwood Forest

Sword of Sherwood Forest

1960 · 1h 20m · Movie

While King Richard is away at the Crusades, some Nottingham nobles and their Sheriff plot to confiscate estates of fallen Crusaders but Robin Hood and Maid Marian foil their plan.

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Straight on Till Morning

Straight on Till Morning

1972 · 1h 36m · Movie

A timid, withdrawn woman meets a man she believes is finally the love of her life, unaware that he is a vicious serial killer.

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Ten Seconds to Hell

Ten Seconds to Hell

1959 · 1h 33m · Movie

After 1945, six German ex-soldiers are hired to defuse unexploded Allied bombs in the ruins of Berlin.

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The Pirates of Blood River

The Pirates of Blood River

1962 · 1h 27m · Movie

A group of ruthless pirates attack a seventeenth century Huguenot settlement on the Isle of Devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it.

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The Terror of the Tongs

The Terror of the Tongs

1961 · 1h 16m · Movie

In 1910, Hong Kong members of a secret Tong crime syndicate protect their identities by murdering the daughter of a British sea captain who vows revenge.

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Creatures the World Forgot

Creatures the World Forgot

1971 · 1h 35m · Movie

In prehistoric times, two brothers fight each other for the leadership of their tribe.

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Four Sided Triangle

Four Sided Triangle

1953 · 1h 21m · Movie

Bill and Robin, helped by their childhood friend, Lena, develop a "reproducer" which can exactly duplicate any object. Bill, crushed when Lena marries Robin, convinces her to allow him to duplicate her, so that he may have a copy ...

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A Challenge for Robin Hood

A Challenge for Robin Hood

1967 · 1h 25m · Movie

Robin, a young Norman nobleman, is falsely accused by his cousin of murdering another cousin. His accuser is actually in league with the corrupt Sheriff of Nottingham to seize control of the family lands, which Robin would inherit...

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Shatter

Shatter

1974 · 1h 30m · Movie

A hitman in Hong Kong discovers he's targeted by everyone after killing an African leader. He partners with a martial arts master to collect his payment while dodging enemies and betrayals.

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The Men of Sherwood Forest

The Men of Sherwood Forest

1954 · 1h 17m · Movie

In 1194, on his return from the Third Crusade, Richard the Lionheart is taken prisoner in Germany. Disguised as a troubadour, Robin Hood formulates a plan to rescue Richard but he is captured himself.

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What a Crazy World

What a Crazy World

1963 · 1h 28m · Movie

An aspiring musician from London's East End pursues his dreams while navigating a rocky romance.

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Three Stops to Murder

Three Stops to Murder

1953 · 1h 16m · Movie

Discharged by his employer, a private eye stays on a jewel theft case after a model with information for him is murdered.

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