William Grefé (born 1930) is an American writer and director of films, best known for his work in the
exploitation field. For most of his career he has worked in Florida. He also worked for a number of years with
Ivan Tors
Ivan Tors (born Iván Törzs; June 12, 1916 – June 4, 1983) was a Hungary, Hungarian playwright, film director, screenwriter, and Film producer, film and television producer with an emphasis on non-violent but exciting science fiction, underwat ...
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In 2009 a documentary was released about his work called ''From the Swamp: The Films of William Grefe''.
In 2020 a four-disc Blu-ray collection ''He Came from the Swamp: The William Grefé Collection'' will be released by Arrow Video.
Select credits
* 1963 ''
The Checkered Flag''
* 1964 ''
I Eat Your Skin
''I Eat Your Skin'' (also known as ''Zombies'', ''Zombie Bloodbath'' and ''Voodoo Blood Bath'') is a 1971 American horror film written, produced and directed by Del Tenney. It stars William Joyce (actor), William Joyce, Heather Hewitt and Walter ...
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* 1964 ''Racing Fever''
* 1965 ''
Sting of Death
Sting of Death is a 1966 American science fiction horror film directed by William Grefe, William Grefé, written by Al Dempsey, and starring Joe Morrison, Valerie Hawkins, Deanna Lund, John Vella, and Jack Nagle. Its plot concerns five female co ...
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* 1966 ''Death Curse of Tartu''
* 1966 ''The Devil's Sisters''
* 1967 ''
Wild Rebels''
* 1968 ''
The Hooked Generation
''The Hooked Generation'' is a 1968 American crime drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usua ...
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* 1970 ''
The Naked Zoo''
* 1972 ''
Stanley
Stanley may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Film and television
* ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film
* ''Stanley'' (1984 film), an Australian comedy
* ''Stanley'' (1999 film), an animated short
* ''Stanley'' (1956 TV series) ...
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* 1972 ''Alligator Alley''
* 1973 ''The Godmothers''
* 1974 ''
Impulse
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Science
* Impulse (physics), in mechanics, the change of momentum of an object; the integral of a force with respect to time
* Impulse noise (disambiguation)
* Specific impulse, the change in momentum per unit ...
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* 1976 ''
Mako: The Jaws of Death''
* 1977 ''
Whiskey Mountain''
* 2001 ''
The Psychedelic Priest
''The Psychedelic Priest'' (also known as ''Electric Shades of Grey'' and ''Jesus Freak'') is a 2001 American film produced by Allied International Films. It was directed by William Grefé, although he was uncredited, and written by Terry Merri ...
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* 2013 ''Marooned''
"Godfather of Grindhouse William Grefe To Direct MAROONED in 2013: His First Horror Film In Over 20 years!" ''Horror Unlimited'' Friday, February 8, 2013
accessed 16 April 2014
References
External links
Official website
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Film directors from Florida
1930 births
Living people