Director
Peter Sasdy
May 27, 1935 · Budapest, Hungary
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.
Often works with
Christopher Lee
3 titles together
Taste the Blood of Dracula, Nothing But the Night, Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
Leon Lissek
3 titles together
Countess Dracula, Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady, Return of the Saint
Norman Bird
3 titles together
Hands of the Ripper, Hammer House of Horror, Doomwatch
Geoffrey Keen
2 titles together
Taste the Blood of Dracula, Doomwatch
Isla Blair
2 titles together
Taste the Blood of Dracula, Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Ralph Bates
2 titles together
Taste the Blood of Dracula, I Don't Want to Be Born
Full filmography · 63
Witchcraft
Director
1992
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
Director
1987
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾
Director
1985
Lytton's Diary
Director
1985
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Director
1984
Storyboard
Director
1983
Hammer House of Horror
Director
19807.1
Minder
Director
19797.1
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
Director
1979Murder at the Wedding
Director
1979
Return of the Saint
Director
1978
1990
Director
1977