Flesh and Blood  The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1997)

Country of Origin: USA / UK
Dates of Original Broadcast: 6 August 1994 - 13 August 1994
Number of Seasons: 1
Total Number of Episodes: 2
Average Episode Running Times:
Format: black and white / colour
Sound: stereo

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: A Heidelberg Films - Hammer Film presentation  Heidelberg Films and Bosustow Media Group in association with Heidelberg Films, Ltd. present
Copyright: © 1997, Heidelberg Films (edited version)
Produced by: Ted Newsom and Tee Bosustow
Associate Producers: Joe Dante, Bill Kelley, Richard Nathan, Roy Skeggs

SCRIPT
Written by: Ted Newsom

DIRECTION
Directed by: Ted Newsom
Assistant Directors: Chrissie Hines, John Stoker (London), Don Glut, Kevin Glover (Los Angeles), Harry Nadler, Stephen Laws (Manchester), Bruce Hallenbeck (New York), Jane Herd (Canterbury)

PHOTOGRAPHY
Camera Operators: Anthony Penatta, Robert Lloyd, Ron Hamill, Andy Watt
Lighting: Ted Bosustow, Janis Erwin
Stills: Michael Baron, Assosiate (sic) Producer

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Edited by: Alex Gittinger, Tee Bosustow, Sean Okin, Noriko Miyakawa
Offline Editorial Assistants: Michael Costanza, Tom Reichlin
Post Production Facilities: B&W Digital Post
Telecine and Technical Facilities: QC Video, Fotokem, The Transfer Station, StarCom, Sunset Post, Hart Video

MUSIC
Title Music Composed by: James Bernard
Conducted and Performed by: Phil  Kimbrough

"Music From Hammer Films"
Composed by: James Bernard, Christopher Gunning, David Whitaker
Conducted by: Phillip Martel & Neil Richardson
Produced by: Eric Tomlinson
© 1989, 1990, Silva Screen Records, Ltd.

SOUND
Sound Recordists: Harvey Edwards, Matt Harrison, Robert Meeker, David Lakin
Narration Recorded at: Talking Shop, Canterbury, England

VISUAL EFFECTS
Main Title Animation by: Gary Heilman

MISCELLANEOUS
Acknowledgments: Lance Alspaugh, David Booth, Joyce Broughton, Lori Broda, Colin & Sue Cowie, David del Valle, James Fitzpatrick, Sophie James, Russ Lister, William Lustig, Mark Miller, John Redway Ltd, John Robins, Max Rosenberg, Roy Skeggs, Steve Swires, Bob Tinnell, Mark Verheiden, Tom Weaver, Richelle Wilder, Ron Wilson
Archival Sources: Eric Hoffmann Archives, Eddie Brandt Saturday Matinee, Jerry Olinger's Movie Materials, Peter Frankovich Productions, Gary Smith Archives, Marcus Hearn
Film Clips Courtesy of: City Island Video, The Clip Joint (Ken Cramer), Joe Dante, Discount Video (Woody Wise), Ernest Farino, Mark Haggard Productions, Motion Picture Holdings (Bernard Gordon), Sinister Cinema (Greg Luce), George Stover, Trailers on Tape (Bill Longen), Wavelength Video (Ray Atherton)
Scenes from Hammer Films © 1954 - 1975 (inclusive) all rights reserved worldwide
Anthony Hinds, Ingrid Pitt, Yutte Stensgaard interviews © 1988, BBC
Christopher Lee interview © 1990, HBO, courtesy of Home Box Office
Ray Harryhausen interview © 1992, Cinezoic Films courtesy of Don Glut
Studio Home Movies © 1994, Mark Carducci
Bray Home Movies © 1965, 1997, Francis Matthews
Richard Klemenson, Little Shop of Horrors Magazine, P.O. Box 3107 Des Moines, Iowa, USA 50316

LOCATIONS
Studio Facilities: Alpha Telecom (Los Angeles), Walshys (London)

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Special Thanks to: First City Video, Wales
Special Thanks to: Raquel Welch, Yutte Stensgaard, Jimmy Sangster, Ingrid Pitt, Christopher Neame, Caroline Munro, Ferdy Mayne, Francis Matthews, Andrew Keir, Anthony Hinds, Ray Harryhausen, Val Guest, Freddie Francis, Joe Dante, Hazel Court, Michael Carreras, Veronica Carlson, Roy Ward Baker, James Bernard, Martine Beswick and to all the artistes, accountants, cooks, cameramen, designers, directors, editors, electricians, musicians, plasterers, producers, secretaries and writers who were Hammer.

CAST
With
Roy Ward Baker (himself)
James Bernard (himself)
Martine Beswick (herself)
Veronica Carlson (herself)
Michael Carreras (himself)
Hazel Court (herself)
Joe Dante (himself)
Freddie Francis (himself)
Val Guest (himself)
Ray Harryhausen (himself)
Anthony Hinds (himself)
Andrew Keir (himself)
Francis Matthews (himself)
Ferdy Mayne (himself)
Caroline Munro (herself)
Christopher Neame (himself)
Ingrid Pitt (herself)
Jimmy Sangster (himself)
Yutte Stensgaard (herself)
Raquel Welch (herself)

narrated by
Christopher Lee
and
Peter Cushing

On Screen Talent
Daniel Berwick
Sterling Powers
J'aime Cohen
Mike Sizemore

PLOT SUMMARY

A history of one of the greatest names in screen horror.

An excellent documentary on the history of Hammer Films, although the footage from the films tends to be confined to trailers and not actual clips from the films themselves. It's a worthy tribute not only to Hammer but to the screen partnership of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee - this was their last work together as a visibly frail Cushing died just days before part two was broadcast in the UK. As an epitaph, he could have asked for nothing better.

USA
Video Distributor: Anchor Bay Entertainment

TIMELINE

1994
August
6: UK - part 1 television broadcast (on BBC1)
13: UK - part 2 television broadcast (on BBC1)

Sangre y muerte: El legado del terror de Hammer - Venezuelan title

documentary; film history; film-making

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008