Gordon Hessler

Master of suspense and horror, Gordon Hessler was born in 1925 in Berlin, Germany, but later moved to the United Kingdom where he began his directorial career. Hessler was most active from the 1960s to the 1990s, with a focus on horror and thriller genres, with his most famous films including "The Oblong Box" and "Cry of the Banshee". Despite not receiving any major awards, his films have left an indelible mark on the horror genre, employing a distinctive atmospheric style that played on the fears and anxieties of the viewer. Gordon Hessler, with his enigmatic personality and unerring ability to chill audiences to the bone, truly was a master of cinematic suspense.