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name: "Peter Sasdy"
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born: "27 May 1935"
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# Peter Sasdy

Director. Born 27 May 1935 in Budapest, Hungary.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 27 May 1935, Budapest, Hungary

## Biography

Peter Sasdy is a British film and television director. Born in Budapest, Hungary, he has directed numerous television series and several horror films for Hammer.

His credits include episodes of the series *Callan* (1967) and the Nigel Kneale-scripted television play *The Stone Tape* (1972). For Hammer he directed *Taste the Blood of Dracula* (1970), *Countess Dracula* (1971) and *Hands of the Ripper* (1971). He also directed *The Lonely Lady* (1983), for which he received a Razzie Award for Best Director, and the Thames Television series *The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾* (1985–1987).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Callan* (1967), Fi1m 86, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/callan.md)

## Also known for

- *Taste the Blood of Dracula* (1970), Director
- *Countess Dracula* (1971), Story, Director
- *Hands of the Ripper* (1971), Director
- *Hammer House of Horror* (1980), Director
- *The Stone Tape* (1972), Director

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