Peter Sasdy

Peter Sasdy (born 27 May 1935 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian-born British film and television director.

In addition to his 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 Worst Director.

In 1977 he directed Welcome to Blood City, the first film in the "virtual-reality" genre that would later produce The Matrix and The Truman Show.

From 1985 to 1987 he directed the Thames TV production of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13³⁄₄.

External links

Peter Sasdy at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Peter Sasdy

Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) Countess Dracula (1971) Hands of the Ripper (1971) Doomwatch (1972) Nothing But the Night (1973) I Don't Want to Be Born (1975) Welcome to Blood City (1977) The Lonely Lady (1983) Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991)

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director (1980–2000)

Robert Greenwald (1980) Michael Cimino (1981) Ken Annakin / Terence Young (1982) Peter Sasdy (1983) John Derek (1984) Sylvester Stallone (1985) Prince (1986) Norman Mailer / Elaine May (1987) Blake Edwards / Stewart Raffill (1988) William Shatner (1989) John Derek (1990) Michael Lehmann (1991) David Seltzer (1992) Jennifer Lynch (1993) Steven Seagal (1994) Paul Verhoeven (1995) Andrew Bergman (1996) Kevin Costner (1997) Gus Van Sant (1998) Barry Sonnenfeld (1999) Roger Christian (2000)

Complete List (1980–2000) (2001–present)

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