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Roy Ward Baker

Director

Roy Ward Baker

Directing
1947 — 1981 · 17 films
Lived
19 December 1916 — d. 2010
From
London, England

Roy Ward Baker was an English film director born in London on 19 December 1916. His best known film is A Night to Remember which won a Golden Globe for best foreign English language film in 1959. His later career was varied, and included many horror films and television shows.

Career Signature

How Roy Ward Baker’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

anxious dread
claustrophobic tension
slow burn
tightly wound
late-night movie

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every directed film.

Tonal kin

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Filmography

The Monster Club

1981

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

1974

And Now the Screaming Starts!

1973

The Vault of Horror

1973

Asylum

1972

Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde

1971

The Vampire Lovers

1970

Scars of Dracula

1970

Moon Zero Two

1969

The Anniversary

1968

Quatermass and the Pit

1967

A Night to Remember

1958

The One That Got Away

1957

Inferno

1953

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1952

Don't Bother to Knock

1952

The October Man

1947