Hammer film productions is a film productions company based in the UK. founded in 1934, the company is best known for a series of Gothic "hammer horror" films made in between the mid 1950's-1970's. the production company also produced science fiction, thrillers, film noir and comedies. During its most successful years, Hammer Horror dominated the horror film market, enjoying world wide distribution and considerable financial success. This success was due to the partnership with warner bros and other film companies.
Horror Of Dracula
when coming to making the film 'Horror Of Dracula' they encountered a few problems with funding the film as Universal Studios wasn't interested even though Frankenstein (the film before) was a success. Eventually the funding was found and come from the National Film Finance council (£32,000). with an eventual budget of £81,412 Dracula began principal photography on 11 November 1957. Dracula was an enormous success, breaking records int he UK, United States, Canada and across the world.
Other films by Hammer Horror include;
- Frankenstein
- The Mummy
- Cave Girls
Furthermore, Hammer Horror also made a series of psychological thriller know as 'mini-hitchcocks'. This series of mini films were low budget, suspense thriller with twist endings. Started with Taste Of Fear (1961) and then followed by Maniac (1963) Paranoiac (1963) Nightmare (1964) Hysteria (1965) Funatic (1965) The Nanny (1965) Crescendo (1970) Straight Till Morning (1972) and finally Fear In the Night (1972)
Hammer Horros last production in 1979 was a remake of Hitchcock's 1938 thriller The Lady Vanishes. The film was a failure at box office and all but bankrupted the studio.
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