Freddie Francis RIP

[Jonny Rojo]

Freddie Francis has sadly passed away following complications set in motion by a stroke. He was 89.

RIP Freddie Francis

[Dracucarr]

Noooooooooooo!!! This is awful. The only good thing that can come from this would be a Freddie Francis boxset.

[Vaughan]

Oh man, that's such a shame. Thanks, Freddie. Rip.

[Grant]

Rest in peace Freddie. Thanks for the movies, they were great.

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

The guy was a legend.

[jacksmith1983]

Who will ever forget all those classics Francis directed for Hammer, Amicus, Tyburn, etc.

A truly legendary horror filmmaker,

R.I.P Freddie and thanks for so many wonderful films.

[dr death]

Cinematography was always his first love but I don't think he realised just how great a director he was. He made some of the best British horror films ever. R.I.P. Freddie and Thank You.

[Jonny Rojo]

Don't forget he won two Academy Awards for his work...

Best Cinematography - Glory (1989)
Best Cinematography (Black & White) - Sons and Lovers (1960)

[dr death]

He should have won one for the Elephant Man as well, brilliant work!

[Jonny Rojo]

How about The Straight Story?

[dr death]

I never got around to seeing the Straight Story but I am sure the cinematography was great!

[christats]

He was involved in some of my favourite films.Alot of them better regarded in hindsight,it seems.Another legend of film gone.

(When will that damm film from 1969 be on DVD.)

[Jonny Rojo]

(When will that damm film from 1969 be on DVD.)

you mean 'Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly'?

[Mojo]

This is very sad news.

A great director who has left us a legacy of wonderful movies.

[groon]

Cheers Freddie - fangs for the memories [+ the other stuff].

I'm looking at a Francis style triple bill for later [Dr. Terror's House of Horrors/Dracula Has Risen from the Grave/The Elephant man or maybe even Paranoiac as I haven't even got round to watching that yet!] .

[cloud]

Another top director who has left us. RIP.

[Rich]

Very sad news,he directed two of my favourite British horror films - The Creeping Flesh and Tales from the Crypt.RIP Freddie

[dr death]

Yes, they were two great films that would be ideal to include in a Freddie Francis Box Set as suggested by dracucarr, earlier. Probably not to be though.

[Dracucarr]

With so many of his films at different studios a definitive boxset will probably never happen unfortunately. Paramount do have 3 that they could release though:

The Skull (1965)
The Psychopath (1966)
The Deadly Bees (1967)

With Warner releasing Trog hopefully it will be the start of a good year for Freddie Francis fans (hopefully we will get a decent Craze (1974) from them sometime soon). What's with the Tyburn films aswell? There's none out on DVD. Also, who has the rights to Son of Dracula (1974)?

[sweenytodd]

Dont forget The Innocents for some impressive cinematography.
A sad day for Genre Cinema Indeed.