Peter Sasdy
- Directing
- 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.
Known for
Filmography
- Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years · Self
- Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One · Self, Director
- Witchcraft · Director
- Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady · Director
- Ending Up · Director, Producer
- Imaginary Friends · Director
- The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole · Director
- The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ · Director
- Lytton's Diary · Director
- The Sweet Scent of Death · Director
- The Late Nancy Irving · Director
- Last Video and Testament · Director
- Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense · Director
- The Lonely Lady · Director
- Storyboard · Director
- Visitor from the Grave · Director
- Hammer House of Horror · Director
- Minder · Director
- Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson · Director
- Murder at the Wedding · Director
- Return of the Saint · Director
- 1990 · Director
- Supernatural · Director
- Welcome to Blood City · Director
- I Don't Want to Be Born · Director
- King Arthur, the Young Warlord · Director
- Orson Welles' Great Mysteries · Director
- Nothing But the Night · Director
- The Stone Tape · Director
- Arthur of the Britons · Director
- Six Days of Justice · Director
- Shirley's World · Director
- Doomwatch · Director
- Hands of the Ripper · Director
- Countess Dracula · Story, Director
- Taste the Blood of Dracula · Director
- The Spoils of Poynton · Director
- The Gold Robbers · Director
- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall · Director
- Journey to the Unknown · Director
- The Jazz Age · Director
- Journey Into Darkness · Director
- Wuthering Heights · Director
- Wuthering Heights · Director
- Mickey Dunne · Director
- Callan · Director
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · Director
- The Eye · Director
- King of the River · Director
- Softly, Softly · Director
- This Man Craig · Director
- The Midas Plague · Director
- Time in Advance · Director
- Out of the Unknown · Director
- Londoners · Director
- The Wednesday Play · Director
- The Hidden Truth · Director
- The Caves of Steel · Director
- Sherlock Holmes · Director
- Story Parade · Director
- The Plane Makers · Director
- 24-Hour Call · Director
- Ghost Squad · Director
- Harpers West One · Director
- Drama 61-67 · Director
- Probation Officer · Director
- Emergency: Ward 10 · Director
- Armchair Theatre · Director
- ITV Play of the Week · Director