Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)
Overview
Explore the most legendary horror studio of all time with this fascinating, frightening journey hosted by terror titans Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. England's most successful independent film company, the "fear factory" of Hammer Studios, has a history filled with feuds, censorship battles and streaks of luck both good and bad. Now the legacy of horror returns, featuring interviews with such Hammer legends as Raquel Welch, Veronica Carlson, Caroline Munro, Ingrid Pitt, Jimmy Sangster, Hazel Court, Martine Beswicke, Freddie Francis, Val Guest and Ray Harryhausen. Plus you'll be treated to behind-the-scenes home movies and nonstop shock scenes from over 40 classic films, including Horror of Dracula, Curse of Frankenstein, The Devil Rides Out, Curse of the Werewolf and many more! It's the definitive study of one of the greatest names in horror!
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| Original Language | en |
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Directed By
Ted Newsom
Crew
Ted Newsom
Ted Newsom
Roy Skeggs
Joe Dante
Tee Bosustow
James Bernard
Tee Bosustow
Kevin Glover
Donald F. Glut
Bruce G. Hallenbeck
Martine Beswick
James Bernard
Veronica Carlson
Hazel Court
Freddie Francis
Michael Carreras
Ferdy Mayne
Caroline Munro
Val Guest
William Lustig
Raquel Welch
Robert Tinnell
Roy Skeggs
Ingrid Pitt
Christopher Neame
Yutte Stensgaard
Jimmy Sangster
Max Rosenberg
Roy Ward Baker
TOP CAST
Peter Cushing
Narrator (voice) / Self
Christopher Lee
Narrator (voice) / Self
Roy Ward Baker
Self
Joe Dante
Self
Ray Harryhausen
Self
Caroline Munro
Self
Ingrid Pitt
Self
Raquel Welch
Self
Freddie Francis
Self
Hazel Court
Self
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