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Jimmy Sangster

Highest Rated: 100% Scream of Fear (1961)

Lowest Rated: 19% The Legacy (1979)

Birthday: Dec 2, 1927

Birthplace: North Wales, Wales, UK

Linchpin of the powerhouse British movie studio Hammer Film Productions, screenwriter and director Jimmy Sangster is the pioneer of a distinctive brand of Gothic-inspired macabre commonly referred to as "Hammer Horror." Specializing in cheaply made yet lavishly detailed films using a repertory of highly trained British actors, the Hammer formula dominated the horror genre from the late 1950s to early 1970s. Sangster, originally a production manager, moved up Hammer's ranks during this peak creative period, writing screenplays for two of the studio's pivotal projects: 1957's "The Curse of Frankenstein" and 1958's "Horror of Dracula." Both scripts departed from the original novels and earlier film versions, with Sangster adding new characters and plot twists to keep audiences interested. While he dabbled in milder fare in following years, including the BBC TV series "The Trollenberg Terror" and the Bette Davis-starred thriller "The Nanny," he made his triumphant return to gore--this time in the director's chair--with the 1970 film "The Horror of Frankenstein." By the late 70s, Sangster, tiring of directing after just three films, returned to screenwriting, working primarily on American TV dramas.

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Highest rated movies

100% 81% Scream of Fear
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92% 64% The Mummy
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89% 81% Horror of Dracula
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87% 68% The Revenge of Frankenstein
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85% 77% The Nanny
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82% 77% The Curse of Frankenstein
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73% The Anniversary
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79% 62% The Brides of Dracula
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71% 48% Nightmare
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67% 44% X the Unknown
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fanex Files: Hammer Films Unknown (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet Flashback Screenwriter - 2000
No Score Yet 25% Phobia Screenwriter - 1980
No Score Yet 42% The Concrete Cowboys Writer - 1979
19% 24% The Legacy Writer - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Murder in Music City Producer - 1979
No Score Yet 15% Good Against Evil Screenwriter - 1977
No Score Yet 57% Fear in the Night Director,
Producer
- 1972
60% 42% Who Slew Auntie Roo? Screenwriter,
Producer
- 1972
33% 39% Lust for a Vampire Director - 1971
58% 40% The Horror of Frankenstein Director - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet Foreign Exchange Producer - 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Spy Killer Producer - 1969
No Score Yet 73% The Anniversary Writer,
Director
- 1968
85% 77% The Nanny Producer,
Writer
- 1965
No Score Yet 46% Hysteria Producer,
Writer
- 1965
No Score Yet 40% The Hellfire Club Screenwriter - 1963
71% 48% Nightmare Producer - 1963
No Score Yet 53% Maniac Producer,
Writer
- 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Savage Guns Producer - 1962
100% 81% Scream of Fear Screenwriter,
Producer
- 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Siege of Sidney Street Writer - 1960
79% 62% The Brides of Dracula Screenwriter - 1960
60% 34% The Man Who Could Cheat Death Screenwriter - 1959
92% 64% The Mummy Screenwriter - 1959
No Score Yet 29% Blood of the Vampire Writer - 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Intent to Kill Screenwriter - 1958
89% 81% Horror of Dracula Screenwriter - 1958
67% 30% The Crawling Eye Writer - 1958
87% 68% The Revenge of Frankenstein Screenwriter - 1958
82% 77% The Curse of Frankenstein Screenwriter - 1957
67% 44% X the Unknown Writer - 1956

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet B.J. and the Bear Writer 1979
100% 82% Wonder Woman Writer 1976-1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ironside Writer 1974
100% 83% Kolchak: The Night Stalker Writer 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Banacek Writer 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet McCloud Writer 1974