Director
Don Sharp
Born April 19, 1922 in Hobart, Tasmania, AustraliaDied December 18, 201128 films
Donald Herman Sharp was an Australian film director. His best known films were made for Hammer in the 1960s, and included Kiss of the Vampire and Rasputin, the Mad Monk. In 1965 he directed The Face of Fu Manchu, based on the character created by Sax Rohmer, and starring Christopher Lee.
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First watchThe Kiss of the Vampire19636.2Honeymooning in Bavaria, a young couple becomes stranded and is forced to stay the night in the area. Doctor Ravna, owner of the impressive chateau that sits imposingly above the village,…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
28 films as director- 1988Tears in the RainDirector
- 1984What Waits BelowDirector
- 1980Guardian of the AbyssDirector
- 1979Bear IslandDirector
- 1978The Thirty Nine StepsDirector
- 1978The Four FeathersDirector
- 1975HennessyDirector
- 1974CallanDirector
- 1973Dark PlacesDirector
- 1973PsychomaniaDirector
- 1970Puppet on a ChainDirector
- 1969Taste of ExcitementDirector
- 1967Jules Verne's Rocket to the MoonDirector
- 1967The Violent EnemyDirector
- 1966The Brides of Fu ManchuDirector
- 1966Our Man in MarrakeshDirector
- 1966Rasputin: The Mad MonkDirector
- 1965The Face of Fu ManchuDirector
- 1965Curse of the FlyDirector
- 1964The Devil-Ship PiratesDirector
- 1964WitchcraftDirector
- 1963The Kiss of the VampireDirector
- 1963It's All HappeningDirector
- 1960LindaDirector
- 1960The ProfessionalsDirector
- 1958The Golden DiscDirector
- 1957The Adventures of Hal 5Director
- 1955The Stolen AirlinerDirector