Michael Carreras was a British

United Kingdom

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 film producer

Film producer

A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...

 and director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

. He was best known for his association with Hammer Studios

Hammer Film Productions

Hammer Film Productions is a film production company based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1934, the company is best known for a series of Gothic "Hammer Horror" films made from the mid-1950s until the 1970s. Hammer also produced science fiction, thrillers, film noir and comedies and in later...

, being the son of founder James Carreras

James Carreras

Sir James Carreras MBE was one of the founders of Hammer Film Productions. He was knighted in 1970. His son was the film director and producer Michael Carreras.- Films as Executive Producer :...

, and taking an executive role in the company during its most successful years.

As producer, he worked on The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dracula

Dracula (1958 film)

Dracula, also known as Horror of Dracula in the United States, is a 1958 British horror film. It is the first in the series of Hammer Horror films inspired by the Bram Stoker novel Dracula. It was directed by Terence Fisher, and stars Peter Cushing, Michael Gough, Carol Marsh, Melissa Stribling and...

(1958) and The Curse of the Werewolf

The Curse of the Werewolf

The Curse of the Werewolf is a British film based on the novel The Werewolf of Paris by Guy Endore. The film was made by the British film studio Hammer Film Productions and was shot at Bray Studios.-Plot:...

(1960) and She (1965). He later turned his hand to directing, with The Savage Guns / Tierra brutal

Savage Guns (1961 film)

The Savage Guns is a 1961 Eurowestern film, a joint production by the United Kingdom and Spain. Based on a specially commissioned screenplay, The San Siado Killings, written by Peter R...

(1961), Maniac

Maniac (1963 film)

Maniac is a British psychological thriller, which was directed by Michael Carreras and stars Kerwin Matthews, Nadia Gray and Donald Houston.-Plot:...

(1963), The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb

The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb

The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb is a 1964 British horror film by Hammer Film Productions.-Plot:A mummy discovered by three Egyptologists is brought back to London by a showman...

(1964), Slave Girls (1967), The Lost Continent

The Lost Continent (1968 film)

The Lost Continent is a 1968 science fiction film made by Seven Arts - Hammer Films featuring Eric Porter, Hildegard Knef, Suzanna Leigh, Tony Beckley and James Cossins. The film was produced, directed and written by Michael Carreras based on Dennis Wheatley's 1938 novel Uncharted Seas...

(1968) and Shatter (1975) among others. In 1971, he took over directing Blood from the Mummy's Tomb

Blood from the Mummy's Tomb

Blood from the Mummy's Tomb is a 1971 British film starring Andrew Keir, Valerie Leon, and James Villiers. This was director Seth Holt's final film, and was adapted from Bram Stoker's novel The Jewel of Seven Stars. The film was released as the support feature to Dr...

after director Seth Holt

Seth Holt

Seth Holt was a British film director, producer and editor.Originally a film editor, he worked on a number of Ealing comedies before directing a number of features for Hammer Studios...

died partway through filming.

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