Biography
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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Role: Thanks
MOVIE • 1994
The Lady Vanishes
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 1979
Shatter
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1974
Shatter
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1974
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Role: Presenter
MOVIE • 1974
That's Your Funeral
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1972
Demons of the Mind
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1972
Straight On Till Morning
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1972
Dracula A.D. 1972
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 1972
Nearest and Dearest
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1972
Creatures the World Forgot
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1971
Creatures the World Forgot
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1971
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1971
Crescendo
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1970
Moon Zero Two
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1969
Moon Zero Two
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1969
The Lost Continent
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1968
The Lost Continent
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1968
The Lost Continent
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1968
A Challenge for Robin Hood
Role: Executive Producer
MOVIE • 1967