Robert Fuest
Film director · 2 films (1972)
Robert Fuest is a director whose work here spans Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) to The Abominible Dr. Phibes (1972), across comedy and horror. The work runs nocturnal — 63% of frames across the 2 films indexed here, against 43% library-wide. All 120 frames from 2 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Robert Fuest was an English film director, screenwriter, and production designer who worked mostly in the horror, fantasy and suspense genres. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Fuest, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born 30 September 1927 · London, England, UK · died 21 March 2012
Directing style
Fuest crafts a tense, ominous atmosphere by staging his dark horror-comedy narratives primarily within interior night settings, utilizing shallow depth of field to isolate subjects. He relies heavily on eye-level camera angles and medium shots or closeups, illuminating these tight compositions with practical light sources that pierce the darkness. His color palette is defined by stark contrasts, pairing deep blacks and cool, desaturated tones with sudden, shocking splashes of vivid crimson.
Awards
- Sitges Film Festival Best Director award · 1974
- Laurence Olivier Awards
Films directed by Robert Fuest
About Robert Fuest
When was Robert Fuest born?
Robert Fuest was born on 30 September 1927 in London, England, UK and died on 21 March 2012.
What films has Robert Fuest directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 2 of them: Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) and The Abominible Dr. Phibes (1972).
What awards has Robert Fuest won?
Sitges Film Festival Best Director award (1974) and Laurence Olivier Awards.
Search every frame of Robert Fuest’s films
All 120 indexed frames from 2 films directed by Robert Fuest — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.