Peter Sasdy

Director

Born: May 27, 1935 (90 years old)

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (21)

• Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years (2018, ★ 7.3)
• Minder (1979, ★ 7.1)
• Return of the Saint (1978, ★ 7)
• The Stone Tape (1972, ★ 6)
• Nothing But the Night (1973, ★ 6.1)
• Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970, ★ 6)
• Countess Dracula (1971, ★ 5.7)
• Hands of the Ripper (1971, ★ 6.1)
• Out of the Unknown (1965, ★ 7)
• Callan (1967, ★ 7)
• Hammer House of Horror (1980, ★ 7)
• Supernatural (1977, ★ 7)
• I Don't Want to Be Born (1976, ★ 5.1)
• Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991, ★ 5.1)
• Doomwatch (1972, ★ 6)
• Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1984, ★ 6.4)
• The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (1987, ★ 6.7)
• The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ (1985, ★ 6.7)
• Welcome to Blood City (1977, ★ 5)
• Armchair Theatre (1956, ★ 5.8)
• The Lonely Lady (1983, ★ 4.4)