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), ''

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'' (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

Producer * '' The Dark Light'' (1951) * '' Never Look Back'' (1952) * '' Mantrap'' (1952) * '' Spaceways'' (1953) * '' Face the Music'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1953) * '' A Stranger Came Home'' (1954) * '' The Men of Sherwood Forest'' (1954) * '' Mask of Dust'' (1954) * '' Break in the Circle'' (1954) * '' Murder by Proxy'' (1954) * ''Cyril Stapleton and the Show Band'' (documentary, 1955) * '' The Right Person'' (1955) * ''Just for You'' (documentary, 1955) * ''Parade of the Bands'' (documentary, 1955) * ''Copenhagen'' (documentary, 1956) * ''Dick Turpin – Highwayman'' (1956) * '' Quatermass 2'' (1956) * '' The Curse of Frankenstein'' (1957) * '' The Steel Bayonet'' (1957) * '' The Abominable Snowman'' (1957) * ''

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'' (1957) * ''

'' (1957) * '' The Snorkel'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1958) * '' Ten Seconds to Hell'' (1958) * '' Yesterday's Enemy'' (1959) * '' The Man Who Could Cheat Death'' (1959) * '' The Mummy'' (1959) * '' The Stranglers of Bombay'' (1959) * '' Hell is a City'' (1959) * '' The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll'' (1960) * '' The Brides of Dracula'' (1960) * '' Sword of Sherwood Forest'' (1960) * '' Taste of Fear'' (1960) * '' Visa to Canton'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1960) * '' The Curse of the Werewolf'' (1961) * '' The Pirates of Blood River'' (1961) * '' Tierra brutal'' (1962) * '' Cash on Demand'' (1962) * '' Maniac'' (1962) * '' The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb'' (1963) * '' Fanatic'' (1964) * '' She'' (1965) * '' One Million Years B.C.'' (1965) * '' Slave Girls'' (1966, also director) * '' The Mummy's Shroud'' (1967) * '' The Lost Continent'' (1967) * '' A Challenge for Robin Hood'' (1967) * '' Moon Zero Two'' (1969) * ''

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'' (1969) * '' Creatures the World Forgot'' (1970) * '' Shatter'' (1970) * '' Blood from the Mummy's Tomb'' (1971) * '' Straight On Till Morning'' (1971) * '' That's Your Funeral'' (1972) * '' Demons of the Mind'' (1972) * '' The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires'' (1973) * '' The Ghoul'' (1975) * ''

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'' (1979) Director * ''Cyril Stapleton and the Show Band'' (documentary, 1955) * ''Just for You'' (documentary, 1955) * ''Parade of the Bands'' (documentary, 1955) * ''Copenhagen'' (documentary, 1956) * '' The Steel Bayonet'' (1957) * '' Visa to Canton'' (1960) * '' Tierra brutal'' (1962) * '' Maniac'' (1962) * '' The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb'' (1963) * '' The Lost Continent'' (1967) * '' Blood from the Mummy's Tomb'' (1971; co-director, replaced Seth Holt) * '' Shatter'' (1975)

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