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Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood (1987)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 0M

Director : David Thompson

Synopsis

A retrospective of the films of Britain's Hammer Studios, renowned for making stylish horror films in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Included are clips from Hammer productions and interviews with actors, actresses, directors and producers who worked on these films.

Actors

Charles Gray
Charles Gray
Narrator
Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee
Himself
Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing
Himself
Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Himself
James Bernard
James Bernard
Himself
Michael Carreras
Michael Carreras
Himself
Anthony Hinds
Anthony Hinds
Himself
Jimmy Sangster
Jimmy Sangster
Himself
David Pirie
David Pirie
Himself
Aida Young
Aida Young
Herself
Don Sharp
Don Sharp
Himself
James Carreras
James Carreras
Himself (archive footage)
Terence Fisher
Terence Fisher
Himself (archive footage)
Len Harris
Len Harris
Himself (archive footage)
Paul Henreid
Paul Henreid
Himself (archive footage)
James Needs
James Needs
Himself (archive footage)
Yutte Stensgaard
Yutte Stensgaard
Herself (archive footage)
Veronica Carlson
Veronica Carlson
Herself (archive footage)
Bette Davis
Bette Davis
(archive footage)
Ingrid Pitt
Ingrid Pitt
(archive footage)
Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins
(archive footage)
James Donald
James Donald
(archive footage)
Brian Donlevy
Brian Donlevy
(archive footage)
Paul Eddington
Paul Eddington
(archive footage)
Suzan Farmer
Suzan Farmer
(archive footage)
Barbara Shelley
Barbara Shelley
(archive footage)
Andrew Keir
Andrew Keir
(archive footage)
Sarah Lawson
Sarah Lawson
(archive footage)
Francis Matthews
Francis Matthews
(archive footage)
Patrick Mower
Patrick Mower
(archive footage)
John Richardson
John Richardson
(archive footage)
Robert Urquhart
Robert Urquhart
(archive footage)
John Van Eyssen
John Van Eyssen
(archive footage)
Thorley Walters
Thorley Walters
(archive footage)
Renée Asherson
Renée Asherson
(archive footage)

Crews

David Thompson
David Thompson
Director

Posters and backgrounds

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