John Hough (director)
John Hough ( born November 21, 1941 in London, England ) is a British film director.
Life
John Hough begins early 20s to work on British film set in different positions. For a time he worked as 2nd Unit Director and received in 1968, the opportunity for an episode of the then popular series The Avengers and melon Director to lead. His debut film Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood appeared 1969 1972 he made a film adaptation of the book Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson with Orson Welles as " Long John Silver". . 1974 following his first U.S. production, the action movie Kesse Mary - Gaga Larry.
From then on to Hough's focused on horror and science fiction films. There appear Movies like the Hammer production Dracula's witch-hunt, The Escape to Witch Mountain and its sequel The victory of the star children. In the 1980s, it is mainly low-budget productions like Dark Paradise and Howling. His last film after a 10 - year break is the slasher movie Bad Karma.
Besides his work as a video and film director, he has also directed several television films and series productions such as The New Avengers ( The Avengers and melon, 1976/1977 ), Dempsey & Makepeace and the Hammer series Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense Director.
His son Paul Hough in his footsteps and was also a director. His most famous work is the film documentary Backyard: In the back yard of hell.