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Input (English): Context: James Henry Kinmel "Jimmy" Sangster (2 December 1927  19 August 2011) was a British screenwriter and director, known for his work for horror film producers Hammer Film Productions, including scripts for "The Curse of Frankenstein" (the first British horror film to be shot in colour) and "Dracula" (US: "Horror of Dracula")., Hammer Film Productions is a British film production company based in London. Founded in 1934, the company is best known for a series of Gothic "Hammer Horror" films made from the mid-1950s until the 1970s. Hammer also produced science fiction, thrillers, film noir and comedies  and, in later years, television series. During its most successful years, Hammer dominated the horror film market, enjoying worldwide distribution and considerable financial success. This success was due, in part, to distribution partnerships with major United States studios, such as Warner Bros., Saruman the White is a fictional character and a major antagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel "The Lord of the Rings". He is leader of the Istari, wizards sent to Middle-earth in human form by the godlike Valar to challenge Sauron, the main antagonist of the novel, but eventually he desires Sauron's power for himself and tries to take over Middle-earth by force. His schemes feature prominently in the second volume, "The Two Towers", and at the end of the third volume, "The Return of the King". His earlier history is given briefly in the posthumously published "The Silmarillion" and "Unfinished Tales"., Wilhuff Tarkin, also known as Grand Moff Tarkin or Governor Tarkin, is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise, first portrayed by Peter Cushing in the 1977 film "Star Wars". He is the commander of the Death Star, the Galactic Empire's moon-sized super weapon. The character has been called "one of the most formidable villains in "Star Wars" history.", Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922  7 June 2015) was an English actor, singer, and author. With a career spanning nearly 70 years, Lee initially portrayed villains and became best known for his role as Count Dracula in a sequence of Hammer Horror films. His other film roles include Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond film "The Man with the Golden Gun" (1974), Saruman in "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy (20012003) and "The Hobbit" film trilogy (20122014), and Count Dooku in the final two films of the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy (2002 and 2005)., Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, most commonly in association with Batman., Horror film is a film genre that seeks to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on their fears. Inspired by literature from authors like Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, and Mary Shelley, horror films have existed for more than a century. The macabre and the supernatural are frequent themes. Horror may also overlap with the fantasy, supernatural fiction and thriller genres., Maida Vale is an affluent residential district comprising the northern part of Paddington in west London, west of St John's Wood and south of Kilburn. It is part of the City of Westminster. The name derives from the "Hero of Maida" inn which used to be on Edgware Road near the Regent's Canal. The pub was named after General Sir John Stuart who was made Count of Maida by King Ferdinand IV of Naples and Sicily after the victory at the Battle of Maida in 1806. The area is mostly residential, and mainly affluent, with many large late Victorian and Edwardian blocks of mansion flats. It is home to the BBC Maida Vale Studios., The Curse of Frankenstein is a 1957 British horror film by Hammer Film Productions, loosely based on the novel "Frankenstein" (1818) by Mary Shelley. It was Hammer's first colour horror film, and the first of their Frankenstein series. Its worldwide success led to several sequels, and the studio's new versions of "Dracula" (1958) and "The Mummy" (1959) and established "Hammer Horror" as a distinctive brand of Gothic cinema. The film was directed by Terence Fisher and stars Peter Cushing as Victor Frankenstein, Hazel Court as Elizabeth, and Christopher Lee as the creature., Terence Fisher (23 February 1904  18 June 1980) was a British film director who worked for Hammer Films. He was born in Maida Vale, a district of London., Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847  20 April 1912) was an Irish author, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel "Dracula". During his lifetime, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor Henry Irving and business manager of the Lyceum Theatre in London, which Irving owned., Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE (26 May 191311 August 1994) was an English actor and a BAFTA TV Award Best Actor winner in 1956. He is mainly known for his prolific appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played strong character roles like the sinister scientist Baron Frankenstein, Sherlock Holmes and the vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing, among many other roles. He appeared frequently opposite Christopher Lee and, occasionally, Vincent Price. A familiar face on both sides of the Atlantic, Cushing is best known outside the Hammer productions for playing Dr. Who in "Doctor Who and the Daleks" (1965) and "" and his performance as Grand Moff Tarkin in "Star Wars" (1977). Cushing's likeness was extensively recreated using digital effects in "" (2016) which raised questions about the morality of using a deceased actor's likeness., Dracula ( released in the United States as Horror of Dracula ) is a 1958 British horror film directed by Terence Fisher and written by Jimmy Sangster based on Bram Stoker 's novel of the same name , The first in the series of Hammer Horror films inspired by Dracula , the film stars Christopher Lee , Peter Cushing , Michael Gough , and Melissa Stribling . In the United States , the film was retitled Horror of Dracula to avoid confusion with the earlier Dracula ( 1931 ) starring Bela Lugosi . Production began at Bray Studios on 17 November 1957 with an investment of £ 81,000 ., Count Dracula is the title character and main antagonist of Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel "Dracula". He is considered to be both the prototypical and the archetypal vampire in subsequent works of fiction. He is also depicted in the novel to be the origin of werewolf legends. Some aspects of the character are believed to have been inspired by the 15th-century Wallachian Prince Vlad III the Impaler, who was also known as Dracula. Other character aspects have been added or altered in subsequent popular fictional works. The character has subsequently appeared frequently in popular culture, from films to animated media to breakfast cereals., Doctor Who is a British science-fiction television programme produced by the BBC since 1963. The programme depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called "The Doctor", an extraterrestrial being from the planet Gallifrey. He explores the universe in a time-travelling space ship called the TARDIS. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Accompanied by a number of companions, the Doctor combats a variety of foes, while working to save civilisations and help people in need., Béla Ferenc Dezs Blaskó (20 October 1882  16 August 1956), better known as Bela Lugosi, was a Hungarian-American actor, famous for portraying Count Dracula in the 1931 film and for his roles in various other horror films., Francis Michael Gough (; 23 November 1916  17 March 2011) was an English character actor who made over 150 film and television appearances, known for his roles in the Hammer Horror Films from 1958 and for his recurring role as Alfred Pennyworth in all four films of the Tim Burton / Joel Schumacher "Batman" series., Subject: dracula , Relation: production_company, Options: (A) 1974 (B) bbc (C) dc comics (D) dr (E) hammer film productions (F) history (G) lifetime (H) prince (I) sicily
Output (English): hammer film productions