Kevin Francis (film producer)
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Kevin Francis | |
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| Born | 1944[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, television producer |
Kevin Francis is a British film and television producer.[2]
Prior to working in film production, Francis had apprenticed in livestock working his way up to a slaughterman before becoming a livestock buyer.[3] Francis' time working as a buyer gave him additional training in accounting and finance and when approached by someone who worked for a smaller film producer this led to Francis gaining experience as a producer including on a few films by Hammer Film Productions.[3]
He has worked in the cinema as a production manager and producer and in television as a producer and executive producer. He founded the production company Tyburn Film Productions Limited, which Francis, as a horror fan, sought to make Tyburn a successor to Hammer Film Productions and Amicus Productions.[3] . His father was cinematographer and film director Freddie Francis.
Filmography
[edit]- And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) (production manager)
- Persecution (1974) (producer) ... a.k.a. Sheba, The Graveyard, The Terror of Sheba
- The Ghoul (1975) (producer) ... a.k.a. The Thing in the Attic
- Legend of the Werewolf (1975) (producer)
- The Masks of Death (1984) (executive producer)
- Murder Elite (1985) (executive producer)
- Peter Cushing: A One-Way Ticket to Hollywood (1989) (executive producer)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lawson, Alan; Cooper, Alf (6 October 1993). "Kevin Francis". British Entertainment History Project.
- ^ The New York Times
- ^ a b c Humphries, Reynold (1976). "Tyburn". Cinemafantastique. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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