Peter Sasdy
Known for Directing
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.
Filmography
Countess Dracula
1971
Director
The Lonely Lady
1983
Director
Taste the Blood of Dracula
1970
Director
The Late Nancy Irving
1984
Director
Hands of the Ripper
1971
Director
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
1991
Director
Doomwatch
1972
Director
Welcome to Blood City
1977
Director
Time in Advance
1965
Director
Nothing But the Night
1973
Director
The Sweet Scent of Death
1984
Director
Ending Up
1989
Director
The Stone Tape
1972
Director
Wuthering Heights
1967
Director
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
1975
Director
Last Video and Testament
1984
Director
I Don't Want to Be Born
1976
Director
The Midas Plague
1965
Director
Journey Into Darkness
1968
Director
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1993
Director