Directing
Peter Sasdy
Born May 27, 1935 Budapest, Hungary
Biography
Peter Sasdy (born May 27, 1935) is a British film and TV director. As well as numerous TV credits, notably the Nigel Kneale-scripted The Stone Tape (1972), he directed several horror films for Hammer, including Taste the Blood of Dracula (1969), Countess Dracula (1971) and Hands of the Ripper (1971). He directed Pia Zadora in the cult classic The Lonely Lady (1983), for which he earned a Razzie Award for Best Director. From 1985 to 1987 he directed the Thames TV production of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4.
Directed Films
5.4
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
1991·Crime
8.0
The Sweet Scent of Death
1984·Drama
5.7
The Late Nancy Irving
1984·Drama
7.0
Last Video and Testament
1984·Drama
4.7
The Lonely Lady
1983·Drama
2.7
Visitor from the Grave
1980·Horror
5.4
Welcome to Blood City
1977·Science Fiction
5.1
I Don't Want to Be Born
1976·Thriller
7.0
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
1975·Adventure
6.2
Nothing But the Night
1973·Crime
6.1
The Stone Tape
1972·Horror
6.1
Doomwatch
1972·Horror
6.2
Hands of the Ripper
1971·Horror
5.7
Countess Dracula
1971·Drama
6.1
Taste the Blood of Dracula
1970·Horror
7.0
Journey Into Darkness
1968·Horror
7.5
Wuthering Heights
1967·Drama
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The Eye
1966·Science Fiction
7.0
The Midas Plague
1965·Science Fiction
9.0
Time in Advance
1965·Drama
7.0
The Caves of Steel
1964·Drama
