Directing

Peter Sasdy

Born 1935-05-27 · 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.

Credits

Newest first

Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years
as Self
2018
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
as Self
1993
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
Director
1993
Witchcraft
Director
1992
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
Director
1991
Ending Up
Director
1989
Ending Up
Producer
1989
Imaginary Friends
Director
1987
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
Director
1987
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾
Director
1985
Lytton's Diary
Director
1985
The Sweet Scent of Death
Director
1984
The Late Nancy Irving
Director
1984
Last Video and Testament
Director
1984
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Director
1984
The Lonely Lady
Director
1983
Storyboard
Director
1983
Visitor from the Grave
Director
1980
Hammer House of Horror
Director
1980
Minder
Director
1979
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
Director
1979
Murder at the Wedding
Director
1979
Return of the Saint
Director
1978
1990
Director
1977
Supernatural
Director
1977
Welcome to Blood City
Director
1977
I Don't Want to Be Born
Director
1976
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
Director
1975
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Director
1973
Nothing But the Night
Director
1973
The Stone Tape
Director
1972
Arthur of the Britons
Director
1972
Six Days of Justice
Director
1972
Shirley's World
Director
1972
Doomwatch
Director
1972
Hands of the Ripper
Director
1971
Countess Dracula
Director
1971
Countess Dracula
Story
1971
Taste the Blood of Dracula
Director
1970
The Spoils of Poynton
Director
1970
The Gold Robbers
Director
1969
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Director
1968
Journey to the Unknown
Director
1968
The Jazz Age
Director
1968
Journey Into Darkness
Director
1968
Wuthering Heights
Director
1967
Wuthering Heights
Director
1967
Mickey Dunne
Director
1967
Callan
Director
1967
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Director
1967
The Eye
Director
1966
King of the River
Director
1966
Softly, Softly
Director
1966
This Man Craig
Director
1966
The Midas Plague
Director
1965
Time in Advance
Director
1965
Out of the Unknown
Director
1965
Londoners
Director
1965
The Wednesday Play
Director
1964
The Hidden Truth
Director
1964
The Caves of Steel
Director
1964
Sherlock Holmes
Director
1964
Story Parade
Director
1964
The Plane Makers
Director
1963
24-Hour Call
Director
1963
Ghost Squad
Director
1961
Harpers West One
Director
1961
Drama 61-67
Director
1961
Probation Officer
Director
1959
Emergency: Ward 10
Director
1957
Armchair Theatre
Director
1956
ITV Play of the Week
Director
1955