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Robert Fuest is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Production Design British born on 30 september 1927 at London (United-kingdom)

Robert Fuest

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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 30 september 1927 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 21 march 2012 (at 84 years) at London (United-kingdom)

Robert Fuest (30 September 1927 – 21 March 2012) was an English film director, screenwriter, and production designer who worked mostly in the horror, fantasy and suspense genres.

Born in London, he served a period of time in post-war Germany with the Royal Air Force in National Service air-lifting coal over the Berlin Wall, after which he attended Wimbledon and Hornsey Schools of Art. For a time he lectured at Southampton College of Art. Fuest also spent time as a drummer in a warm-up band for Chris Barber and George Melly.

In the early sixties he designed sets for a variety of different TV programmes including ITV Play of the Week and Armchair Theatre. It was whilst working on the first season of the new spy series The Avengers for director Peter Hammond that Fuest developed the directing bug. Fuest later admitted on a DVD commentary for The Avengers episode Game that Hammond's visual style proved a major influence and opened him up to all the stylistic possibilities of film and TV.

In 1965, he contributed material to the Peter Cook and Dudley Moore comedy sketch show Not Only... But Also.

His first film was Just Like a Woman made in 1967, starring Wendy Craig. Not only did he direct the film but he also wrote it. It was due to this film that he came to the attention of The Avengers producer Albert Fennell who offered him the chance to direct episodes. He would go on to direct seven episodes in total, including My Wildest Dream, Game, They Keep Killing Steed, The Rotters, Take Me to Your Leader, Pandora and Take Over. When the series was later revived as The New Avengers, Fuest was invited back to direct two more episode, namely The Midas Touch and The Tale of The Big Why.

Further television work involved saw Fuest handle productions on both sides of the Atlantic including Revenge of the Stepford Wives, ABC Weekend Special, ABC Afterschool Specials, The Doombolt Chase, C.A.T.S. Eyes and Worlds Beyond.

Fuest's most highly praised and popular films, which feature strong black comedy undertones, include perennial cult favorites The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971), Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) (which he co-wrote), and The Final Programme (aka The Last Days of Man on Earth) (1973). As well as directing The Final Programme, he also wrote the screenplay and designed the impressive sets.

Other films include And Soon the Darkness (1970), a straightforward suspense thriller which received considerable critical acclaim but little commercial success written by Avengers writers Brian Clemens and Terry Nation, and The Devil's Rain (1975), a horror film shot in Mexico. The latter movie received such scathing reviews it may arguably have killed off his once promising career, as Fuest immediately thereafter found himself relegated to directing fairly anonymous television work. His only subsequent theatrical release was Aphrodite (1982), a softcore sex movie filmed in Greece.

During his retirement years, he focused on his passion for painting (He had exhibited at the Royal Academy since 1951) and also lectured at the London International Film School.

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Filmography of Robert Fuest (10 films)

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Aphrodite
Aphrodite (1982)
, 1h28
Directed by Robert Fuest
Origin France
Genres Drama, Erotic
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Horst Buchholz, Valérie Kaprisky, Delia Boccardo, Capucine, Catherine Jourdan, Daniel Beretta
Rating42% 2.136142.136142.136142.136142.13614
Ce film, dont l'histoire se passe avant la Première Guerre mondiale, a pour fil directeur le vol d'un plan militaire secret.

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Aphrodite
Aphrodite (1982)
, 1h28
Directed by Robert Fuest
Origin France
Genres Drama, Erotic
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Horst Buchholz, Valérie Kaprisky, Delia Boccardo, Capucine, Catherine Jourdan, Daniel Beretta
Rating42% 2.136142.136142.136142.136142.13614
Ce film, dont l'histoire se passe avant la Première Guerre mondiale, a pour fil directeur le vol d'un plan militaire secret.
The Big Stuffed Dog, 48minutes
Directed by Robert Fuest
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Children's films
Actors Noah Beery, Jr, Mildred Dunnock, Robert Ginty, Ross Harris, Abe Vigoda, Denise Nicholas
Rating66% 3.3286953.3286953.3286953.3286953.328695
A little boy named Petey takes his big Snoopy doll on his airplane trip, only to be lost after landing at the airport. While Petey looks for Snoopy, it practically goes on an adventure of its own, as it's passed around from person-to-person.
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
Directed by Robert Fuest
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Feminist films, Films based on science fiction novels, Political films
Actors Don Johnson, Sharon Gless, Julie Kavner, Mason Adams, Audra Lindley, Arthur Hiller
Rating49% 2.4682052.4682052.4682052.4682052.468205
Set 10 years after the original film, a prologue sets the scene as a couple unhappy in idyllic Stepford, Connecticut, attempts to leave town; they are killed by the police chief.
The Devil's Rain, 1h26
Directed by Robert Fuest
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Films about religion, Demons in film, Ghost films
Actors William Shatner, Ernest Borgnine, Tom Skerritt, John Travolta, Eddie Albert, Joan Prather
Rating51% 2.5513152.5513152.5513152.5513152.551315
A curse affects the Preston family, caused by their betrayal of the Satanic priest Jonathan Corbis (Ernest Borgnine). Corbis has harassed the Preston family for generations to obtain a Satanic book of great power. Corbis captures patriarch Steve Preston, who is allowed to escape to warn his wife and younger son about Corbis's wrath. He tells them to give the book to Corbis, but during a rainstorm he melts into a waxy substance.
The Final Programme, 1h29
Directed by Robert Fuest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about computing, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films based on science fiction novels, Comedy science fiction films, Political films, Dystopian films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Jon Finch, Jenny Runacre, Hugh Griffith, Sterling Hayden, Patrick Magee, Julie Ege
Rating54% 2.7045652.7045652.7045652.7045652.704565
L'aventurier prix Nobel Jerry Cornelius (Finch) s'oppose à son frère Frank (O'Connor), qui a enlevé sa sœur Catherine (Douglas). Tous deux meurent tandis que Jerry se retrouve mêlé aux plans de Miss Brunner (Runacre) visant à créer l'homme parfait en fusionnant leurs deux corps...
Dr. Phibes Rises Again, 1h29
Directed by Robert Fuest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Vincent Price, Robert Quarry, Peter Jeffrey, Fiona Lewis, Joseph Cotten, Hugh Griffith
Rating62% 3.149713.149713.149713.149713.14971
The film begins by recapping the events of the previous film, following Dr. Anton Phibes' murderous quest for vengeance against the doctors he blamed for the death of his wife, Victoria. Phibes eluded capture by placing himself in suspended animation in a sarcophagus he shares with the body of his wife, where he would lay in darkness until the moon had entered into proper alignment with the planets, which had not occurred in over two thousand years. Three years later, the conjunction occurs, and Phibes rises from his sarcophagus. Summoning his silent assistant Vulnavia (Valli Kemp, replacing Virginia North), Phibes prepares to take Victoria to Egypt; there, in a hidden tomb, flows the River of Life, promising resurrection for Victoria and eternal life for the two of them. Rising from his basement, Phibes is shocked to discover that his house has been demolished, and a safe containing a scroll of papyrus, showing the way to the River of Life, is now empty.
The Abominable Dr. Phibes, 1h34
Directed by Robert Fuest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Serial killer films, Zombie films, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism, Comedy horror films
Actors Vincent Price, Joseph Cotten, Terry-Thomas, Peter Jeffrey, Virginia North, John Gilmore
Rating70% 3.5477753.5477753.5477753.5477753.547775
Dr. Anton Phibes (Vincent Price) was an expert in theology and music who was supposedly killed in a car crash in 1921, shortly after the death of his beloved wife, Victoria, during an operation. However, he survived the crash, horribly scarred by the accident and left unable to speak, forcing him to remake his face with prosthetics and use his knowledge of acoustics to regain his voice. Resurfacing in 1925, Phibes believes that his wife died a victim of incompetent doctors, and begins elaborate plans to kill them.
And Soon the Darkness, 1h35
Directed by Robert Fuest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Pamela Franklin, Jean Carmet, Michele Dotrice, Odette Annable, John Nettleton, Claude Bertrand
Rating65% 3.296633.296633.296633.296633.29663
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.
Wuthering Heights, 1h44
Directed by Robert Fuest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Actors Anna Calder-Marshall, Timothy Dalton, Harry Andrews, Pamela Brown, Julian Glover, Judy Cornwell
Rating63% 3.197463.197463.197463.197463.19746
Le maître du domaine des Hauts de Hurlevent, Mr Earnshaw, élève dans la quiétude ses deux enfants, Hindley et Cathy. Un jour, il recueille un jeune bohémien, Heathcliff qu'il décide de prendre sous sa protection et d'élever comme son fils. Quelques années plus tard, Heathcliff, devenu un homme, est amoureux de Cathy... Mais il ne peut l'épouser à cause de sa basse condition sociale.

Scriptwriter

The Final Programme, 1h29
Directed by Robert Fuest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about computing, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films based on science fiction novels, Comedy science fiction films, Political films, Dystopian films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Jon Finch, Jenny Runacre, Hugh Griffith, Sterling Hayden, Patrick Magee, Julie Ege
Roles Writer
Rating54% 2.7045652.7045652.7045652.7045652.704565
L'aventurier prix Nobel Jerry Cornelius (Finch) s'oppose à son frère Frank (O'Connor), qui a enlevé sa sœur Catherine (Douglas). Tous deux meurent tandis que Jerry se retrouve mêlé aux plans de Miss Brunner (Runacre) visant à créer l'homme parfait en fusionnant leurs deux corps...
Dr. Phibes Rises Again, 1h29
Directed by Robert Fuest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Vincent Price, Robert Quarry, Peter Jeffrey, Fiona Lewis, Joseph Cotten, Hugh Griffith
Rating62% 3.149713.149713.149713.149713.14971
The film begins by recapping the events of the previous film, following Dr. Anton Phibes' murderous quest for vengeance against the doctors he blamed for the death of his wife, Victoria. Phibes eluded capture by placing himself in suspended animation in a sarcophagus he shares with the body of his wife, where he would lay in darkness until the moon had entered into proper alignment with the planets, which had not occurred in over two thousand years. Three years later, the conjunction occurs, and Phibes rises from his sarcophagus. Summoning his silent assistant Vulnavia (Valli Kemp, replacing Virginia North), Phibes prepares to take Victoria to Egypt; there, in a hidden tomb, flows the River of Life, promising resurrection for Victoria and eternal life for the two of them. Rising from his basement, Phibes is shocked to discover that his house has been demolished, and a safe containing a scroll of papyrus, showing the way to the River of Life, is now empty.
The Abominable Dr. Phibes, 1h34
Directed by Robert Fuest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Serial killer films, Zombie films, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism, Comedy horror films
Actors Vincent Price, Joseph Cotten, Terry-Thomas, Peter Jeffrey, Virginia North, John Gilmore
Rating70% 3.5477753.5477753.5477753.5477753.547775
Dr. Anton Phibes (Vincent Price) was an expert in theology and music who was supposedly killed in a car crash in 1921, shortly after the death of his beloved wife, Victoria, during an operation. However, he survived the crash, horribly scarred by the accident and left unable to speak, forcing him to remake his face with prosthetics and use his knowledge of acoustics to regain his voice. Resurfacing in 1925, Phibes believes that his wife died a victim of incompetent doctors, and begins elaborate plans to kill them.