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Brian Clemens is a Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Sound British born on 30 july 1931 at Croydon (United-kingdom)
Brian Horace Clemens OBE (born 30 July 1931) is an English screenwriter and television producer, possibly best known for his work on The Avengers and The Professionals. Clemens is related to Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens), a fact reflected in the naming of his two sons, Samuel Joshua Twain Clemens and George Langhorne Clemens.
Brian Clemens quitte l'école à quatorze ans. Il effectue son service national dans le Royal Army Ordnance Corps . En 1955, alors qu'il est employé comme rédacteur publicitaire par l'agence J. Walter Thompson, il envoie un scénario intitulé Valid for Single Journey Only à la BBC et attire l'attention de la société de production indépendante des frères Danziger. Clemens devient scénariste pour les Danziger, qui produisent des films à petit budget et des téléfilms.
Télévision
Clemens signe le scénario du pilote de la série Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir (The Avengers) en 1961. Il est producteur associé et principal scénariste des épisodes à partir de sa 4e saison, laquelle connaît un succès international et influence durablement la production télévisuelle britannique de fiction des années 1970. Sa société The Avengers Enterprises Ltd produit en 1976-1977 une version « modernisée » de Chapeau melon, coproduction entre la France, le Canada et la Grande-Bretagne, diffusée dans 120 pays. À la tête de la société Avengers Mark One Productions, il produit ensuite la série Les Professionnels (The Professionals). Clemens est aussi l'auteur de nombreux scénarios de séries télévisées, dont L'Homme invisible, Destination Danger, Amicalement vôtre, ou encore Perry Mason.
Cinéma
En 1970 il produit et écrit avec Terry Nation et Albert Fennel le film And soon the Darkness, puis en 1971, Dr Jekyll et Sister Hyde pour la société Hammer. En 1974, il écrit et réalise son unique long métrage, Capitaine Kronos, tueur de vampires. Il signe le scénario de plusieurs films, dont Terreur aveugle (See No Evil), réalisé par Richard Fleischer, Le Voyage fantastique de Sinbad (The Golden Voyage of Sinbad) et Les Yeux de la forêt (The Watcher in the Woods).
(1991)
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Birth name Brian Horace Clemens
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 30 july 1931 at Croydon (United-kingdom)
Death 10 january 2015 (at 83 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Awards Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 30 july 1931 at Croydon (United-kingdom)
Death 10 january 2015 (at 83 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Awards Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Biography
JeunesseBrian Clemens quitte l'école à quatorze ans. Il effectue son service national dans le Royal Army Ordnance Corps . En 1955, alors qu'il est employé comme rédacteur publicitaire par l'agence J. Walter Thompson, il envoie un scénario intitulé Valid for Single Journey Only à la BBC et attire l'attention de la société de production indépendante des frères Danziger. Clemens devient scénariste pour les Danziger, qui produisent des films à petit budget et des téléfilms.
Télévision
Clemens signe le scénario du pilote de la série Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir (The Avengers) en 1961. Il est producteur associé et principal scénariste des épisodes à partir de sa 4e saison, laquelle connaît un succès international et influence durablement la production télévisuelle britannique de fiction des années 1970. Sa société The Avengers Enterprises Ltd produit en 1976-1977 une version « modernisée » de Chapeau melon, coproduction entre la France, le Canada et la Grande-Bretagne, diffusée dans 120 pays. À la tête de la société Avengers Mark One Productions, il produit ensuite la série Les Professionnels (The Professionals). Clemens est aussi l'auteur de nombreux scénarios de séries télévisées, dont L'Homme invisible, Destination Danger, Amicalement vôtre, ou encore Perry Mason.
Cinéma
En 1970 il produit et écrit avec Terry Nation et Albert Fennel le film And soon the Darkness, puis en 1971, Dr Jekyll et Sister Hyde pour la société Hammer. En 1974, il écrit et réalise son unique long métrage, Capitaine Kronos, tueur de vampires. Il signe le scénario de plusieurs films, dont Terreur aveugle (See No Evil), réalisé par Richard Fleischer, Le Voyage fantastique de Sinbad (The Golden Voyage of Sinbad) et Les Yeux de la forêt (The Watcher in the Woods).
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, 1h31Directed by Brian Clemens
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Vampires in film
Actors Horst Janson, John Carson, John Cater, Caroline Munro, Shane Briant, Wanda Ventham
Rating62%
When his village is plagued by mysterious deaths marked by highly accelerated aging, Dr. Marcus calls in his army friend, Captain Kronos. Kronos and his companion, the hunchback Hieronymus Grost, are professional vampire hunters. Grost explains to the initially sceptical Marcus that the dead women are victims of a vampire who drains not blood but youth, and that there are "as many species of vampire as there are beasts of prey." The discovery of another victim confirms Grost's explanation. Along the way, Kronos and Grost take in a local girl, Carla, who had been sentenced to the stocks for dancing on the Sabbath. She repays them by helping them hunt the vampire; she later becomes Kronos' lover.
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And Soon the Darkness (2010)
, 1h31Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Actors Amber Heard, Karl Urban, Odette Annable, Gia Mantegna, Adriana Barraza
Roles Original Story
Rating51%
Stephanie and Ellie, two young American women, decide to stay in a small hotel on their last night in Argentina. After a drunken night at the local bar, where they encounter some of the local men, the two miss the bus that was supposed to take them to their destination. Since the bus only comes once per day, they begin their trip and head down to the nearby river to relax and enjoy their extra day off. The trip takes a turn for the worse when the two are separated after a heated argument, and Ellie is kidnapped. While Stephanie desperately searches for her friend, she is joined by Michael, an American who claims to be looking for his girlfriend who disappeared months before. The duo is assisted by the town's only police officer, who acts oddly suspicious. Stephanie finds the hide-out where the kidnapper has taken Ellie and manages to rescue her, but Ellie is later killed in the escape by the man who kidnapped her. The policeman appears and lures Stephanie in his car. By finding her passport there, she understands that the lone police officer was behind all the missing girls. Michael grabs the policeman's weapon, who offers to trade Michael's girlfriend, Camila, for Stephanie. Michael agrees but is shot by the policeman using a second weapon. Stephanie is taken by the policeman and the kidnapper to be sold. This time she escapes herself by jumping off a boat and kills the kidnapper. On the shore, she is caught by the buyer and the policeman, but escapes again. She is eventually able to kill the policeman near the Paraguayan border.
, 1h31Directed by Russell Mulcahy
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Environmental films, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about terrorism, Time travel films, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Political films, Dystopian films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Christophe Lambert, Sean Connery, Virginia Madsen, Michael Ironside, John C. McGinley, Allan Rich
Roles Story
Rating42%
In August 1994, news broadcasts announce that the ozone layer is fading, and will be completely gone in a matter of months. In Africa, millions have perished from the effects of unfiltered sunlight. Among the dead is Connor MacLeod's wife, Brenda Wyatt MacLeod. Before dying, Brenda extracts a promise from Connor that he will solve the problem of the ozone layer.
Timestalkers (1987)
, 1h40Directed by Michael Schultz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Adventure, Western
Themes Time travel films
Actors William Devane, Lauren Hutton, John Ratzenberger, Forrest Tucker, Klaus Kinski, Tracey Walter
Roles Teleplay
Rating55%
Dr. Scott McKenzie (William Devane) is a college professor and ardent fan of the gunslinger culture of the Old West. A year ago, McKenzie watched his wife and son die in a car crash caused by a drunk driver attempting to flee the police. With his friend, General Joe Brodsky (John Ratzenberger), McKenzie attends an auction of Wild West memorabilia, where they agree to bid on a pair of steamer trunks and split the contents between them. As the auction is conducted, flashbacks show the items' histories in the 19th century. At the time a man, Joseph Cole (Klaus Kinski), is looking for a gunslinger who has a pair of distinctive ebony-handled pistols marked with stars. Some cowboys he encounters on the road point him towards the town of Crossfire, California. At the town saloon, he inquires about the man but is harassed by a trio of local thugs, one of whom shoots at him, hitting instead one of the trunks which Dr. McKenzie is bidding on in the present. Cole quickly shoots all three men dead, an event memorialized by a local photographer. In the present, McKenzie and Brodsky win the trunks at auction and McKenzie begins sorting through the contents, noticing the picture of the men who Cole killed.
The Watcher in the Woods (1981)
, 1h23Directed by Vincent McEveety, John Hough
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films based on science fiction novels, Ghost films, Children's films
Actors Bette Davis, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards, Carroll Baker, David McCallum, Frances Cuka
Rating60%
Helen and Paul Curtis (Carroll Baker and David McCallum) and their daughters Jan (Lynn-Holly Johnson) and Ellie (Kyle Richards), move into a manor. Mrs. Aylwood (Bette Davis), the owner of the residence, notices that Jan bears a striking resemblance to her daughter, Karen, who disappeared inside a chapel near the village 30 years previously.
, 1h31Directed by Brian Clemens
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Vampires in film
Actors Horst Janson, John Carson, John Cater, Caroline Munro, Shane Briant, Wanda Ventham
Roles Writer
Rating62%
When his village is plagued by mysterious deaths marked by highly accelerated aging, Dr. Marcus calls in his army friend, Captain Kronos. Kronos and his companion, the hunchback Hieronymus Grost, are professional vampire hunters. Grost explains to the initially sceptical Marcus that the dead women are victims of a vampire who drains not blood but youth, and that there are "as many species of vampire as there are beasts of prey." The discovery of another victim confirms Grost's explanation. Along the way, Kronos and Grost take in a local girl, Carla, who had been sentenced to the stocks for dancing on the Sabbath. She repays them by helping them hunt the vampire; she later becomes Kronos' lover.
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
, 1h45Directed by Gordon Hessler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, Transport films, Children's films
Actors John Phillip Law, Tom Baker, Caroline Munro, Douglas Wilmer, Martin Shaw, Grégoire Aslan
Roles Story
Rating67%
While sailing, Sinbad (John Phillip Law) comes across a golden tablet dropped by a mysterious flying creature. He wears the tablet as an amulet around his neck. That night, Sinbad has a strange dream in which he sees a man dressed in black, repeatedly calling Sinbad's name, and also about a mysterious girl with an eye tattooed on her right palm. During his sleep, a mysterious storm throws his ship off course, and the next day Sinbad and his men find themselves near a coastal town in the country of Marabia.
The Woman Hunter (1972)
, 1h10Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Actors Barbara Eden, Robert Vaughn, Stuart Whitman, Sydney Chaplin, Sydney Chaplin, Larry Storch
Roles Story
Rating47%
Dina Hunter (Barbara Eden), wealthy and unstable, takes a Mexican holiday with her husband Jerry (Robert Vaughn) in order for her to recover from a traffic accident. An artist named Paul Carter (Stuart Whitman) becomes intrigued in Dina and wants to paint her portrait. Dina's interest in him leads her to uncover clues that he is more than just an artist — she discovers that he may possibly be a jewel thief and murderer. She tries to convince her husband and the local authorities but no one will believe her story.
See No Evil (1971)
, 1h29Directed by Richard Fleischer
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, La cécité
Actors Mia Farrow, Dorothy Alison, Robin Bailey, Norman Eshley, Paul Nicholas, Michael Elphick
Roles Writer
Rating65%
After being blinded in a horse riding accident, Sarah (Mia Farrow) visits her uncle's home. Out on a date with her boyfriend Steve (Norman Eshley), she escapes the fate of her relatives (Dorothy Alison, Robin Bailey, and Diane Grayson), who are murdered at their home by a psychotic killer. Sarah returns from her date and spends the night in the house, unaware that three of her family members' corpses are strewn about the house.
Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971)
, 1h37Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Adventure, Horror
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Ralph Bates, Martine Beswick, Gerald Sim, Lewis Fiander, Dorothy Alison, Ivor Dean
Roles Ecrivain
Rating65%
Dr. Henry Jekyll dedicates his life to the curing of all known illnesses, however his lecherous friend, Professor Robertson, remarks that Jekyll's experiments take so long to actually be discovered, he will no doubt be dead by the time he is able to achieve anything. Haunted by this remark, Jekyll abandons his studies and obsessively begins searching for an elixir of life, using female hormones taken from fresh cadavers supplied by murderers Burke and Hare, reasoning that these hormones will help him to extend his life since women traditionally live longer than men and have stronger systems. In the apartment above Jekyll's lives a family: an elderly mother, her daughter Susan Spencer, and Susan's brother Howard. Susan is attracted to Jekyll, and he too returns her affections, but is too obsessed with his work to make advances. Once mixing the female hormones into a serum and drinking it, it not only has the effect of changing Jekyll's character (for the worse) but also of changing his gender, transforming him into a beautiful but evil woman. Susan becomes jealous when she discovers this mysterious woman, but when she confronts Jekyll, to explain the sudden appearance of his female alter ego, he calls her Mrs. Hyde, saying she is his widowed sister who has come to live with him. Howard, on the other hand, develops a lust for Mrs.
And Soon the Darkness (1970)
, 1h35Directed by Robert Fuest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Pamela Franklin, Jean Carmet, Michele Dotrice, Odette Annable, John Nettleton, Claude Bertrand
Roles Créateur d'histoire originale
Rating65%
Jane (Pamela Franklin) and Cathy (Michele Dotrice) are two young nurses from Nottingham, taking a cycling holiday in rural France. When they stop at a busy cafe, Jane wants to plan their route, but Cathy is more interested in a handsome man (Sandor Elès), whom she spies drinking alone at the next table. Later, as Jane and Cathy make their way along a quiet country road, the man, who rides a Lambretta scooter, overtakes them, and they pass him a few minutes later, as he rests by a cemetery gate. Cathy becomes intrigued by him.
The Corrupt Ones (1967)
, 1h33Directed by James Hill (réalisateur britannique)
Origin France
Genres Drama, Adventure, Crime
Actors Elke Sommer, Robert Stack, Nancy Kwan, Werner Peters, Christian Marquand, Maurizio Arena
Rating56%
A freelance photographer discovers an ancient treasure, the Peking Medallion - which also attracts the attention of a number of criminal gangs.
One Million Years B.C. (1966)
, 1h40Directed by Ray Harryhausen, Don Chaffey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La préhistoire, Animaux préhistoriques
Actors Raquel Welch, John Richardson, Percy Herbert, Robert Brown, Martine Beswick
Rating57%
Akoba (Robert Brown) leads a hunting party into the hills to search for prey. One member of the tribe traps a warthog in a pit, and then Akoba's son Tumak (John Richardson) kills it. The tribe brings it home for dinner and Tumak is later banished to the harsh desert because of a fight over a piece of meat with Akoba. After surviving many dangers such as a giant iguana, ape men, Apatosaurus and a giant spider, he collapses on a remote beach, where he is spotted by "Loana the Fair One" (Raquel Welch) and her fellow fisherwomen of the Shell tribe. They are about to help him when an Archelon (which is three times the size of the actual prehistoric Archelon) makes its way to the beach. Men of the Shell tribe arrive and drive it back into the sea. Tumak is taken to their village, where Loana tends to him. Scenes follow emphasising that the Shell tribe is more advanced and more civilized than the Rock tribe. They have cave paintings, music, delicate jewellery made from shells, agriculture, and rudimentary language – all things Tumak seems to have never before encountered.
Curse of the Voodoo (1965)
, 1h17Directed by Lindsay Shonteff
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Bryant Haliday, Dennis Price, Lisa Daniely, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Mary Kerridge, John Witty
Roles Ecrivain
Rating38%
When White hunter Mike Stacey kills a lion in Simbazi country in Africa, he is cursed by the tribal chief. When the curse that manifests itself with hallucinations follows him to England he consults an expert on the subject. The expert informs Stacey the only way to remove the curse is to return to Africa and personally kill the man who put it on him.
Station Six-Sahara (1963)
, 1h41Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Carroll Baker, Peter van Eyck, Ian Bannen, Denholm Elliott, Hansjörg Felmy, Mario Adorf
Rating63%
When an attractive young woman arrives at an isolated oil station in the Sahara Desert, she provokes a growing tension in the male employees.