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Piers Haggard(1939-2023)

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WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED explores the folk horror phenomenon from its beginnings in a trilogy of films - Michael Reeves' Witchfinder General (1968), Piers Haggard's Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) and Robin Hardy's The Wicker Man (1973) - through its proliferation on British television in the 1970s and its culturally specific manifestations in American, Asian, Australian and European horror, to the genre's revival over the last decade. Touching on over 100 films and featuring over 50 interviewees, WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED investigates the many ways that we alternately celebrate, conceal and manipulate our own histories in an attempt to find spiritual resonance in our surroundings.
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Piers Haggard was born on 18 March 1939 in London, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for Conquest (1998), Pennies from Heaven (1978) and Blow-Up (1966). He was previously married to Anna Sklovsky and Christiane Stokes. He died on 11 January 2023 in the UK.
BornMarch 18, 1939
DiedJanuary 11, 2023(83)
BornMarch 18, 1939
DiedJanuary 11, 2023(83)
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Award
    • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

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Michele Dotrice and Piers Haggard in The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)

Known for:

Conquest (1998)
Conquest
6.3
  • Director
  • 1998
Pennies from Heaven (1978)
Pennies from Heaven
8.4
TV Mini Series
  • Director
David Hemmings and Veruschka von Lehndorff in Blow-Up (1966)
Blow-Up
7.5
  • Additional Crew
  • 1966
Venom (1981)
Venom
5.8
  • Director
  • 1981

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Director

  • The Shell Seekers (2006)
    The Shell Seekers
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2006
  • Lorcan Cranitch and Patsy Palmer in McCready and Daughter (2001)
    McCready and Daughter
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • The Hunt
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2001
  • Big Bad World (1999)
    Big Bad World
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1999
  • Conquest (1998)
    Conquest
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Anna Carteret, Laura Howard, Maureen Lipman, David Ross, Benedict Sandiford, and Tom Wilkinson in Cold Enough for Snow (1997)
    Cold Enough for Snow
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1997
  • Interview Day (1996)
    Interview Day
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1996
  • George Baker, Keith Barron, John Castle, and Amanda Redman in Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
    Ruth Rendell Mysteries
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1996
  • Simone Bendix, Ted Shackelford, and Rob Youngblood in Space Precinct (1994)
    Space Precinct
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • The Lifeforce Experiment (1994)
    The Lifeforce Experiment
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1994
  • Four Eyes and Six-Guns (1992)
    Four Eyes and Six-Guns
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1992
  • Linda Evans in She'll Take Romance (1990)
    She'll Take Romance
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1990
  • Centrepoint (1990)
    Centrepoint
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1990
  • Back Home (1989)
    Back Home
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1989
  • Cheryl Ladd, Ted Levine, and Lewis Smith in The Fulfillment of Mary Gray (1989)
    The Fulfillment of Mary Gray
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1989

Writer

  • George Baker, Keith Barron, John Castle, and Amanda Redman in Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
    Ruth Rendell Mysteries
    • adaptation
    • TV Series
    • 1997
  • The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)
    The Blood on Satan's Claw
    • with additional material by
    • 1971
  • Wedding Night (1969)
    Wedding Night
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1969

Additional Crew

  • David Hemmings and Veruschka von Lehndorff in Blow-Up (1966)
    Blow-Up
    • dialogue assistant
    • 1966

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  • Born
    • March 18, 1939
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 11, 2023
    • UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Anna Sklovsky 1972 - January 11, 2023 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Daisy Haggard
  • Other works
    He and Peter Gaskill directed John Marston's play, "The Dutch Courtesan," in a Chichester Festival Theatre production at the National Theatre at Chichester in Chichester, Sussex, England with Frank Finlay, Billie Whitelaw, John Stride and Joyce Redman in the cast.

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    Grandson of adventure writer H. Rider Haggard, best-known for books like "King Solomon's Mines" and "She".

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