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Biography
Piers Inigo Haggard, OBE was an English director who worked in film, television, and theatre. He was known for directing numerous television programmes and serials in a career which spanned over 40 years, and won a BAFTA TV Award for the musical drama serial Pennies from Heaven. His notable theatrical films included the cult classic horror film The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971), which is recognized as the progenitor of the folk horror genre.
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Awards & recognition
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Filmography12 titles
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
2021as Self
2021as Self
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971Director
1971Director
Blow-Up
1966Dialogue Coach
1966Dialogue Coach
Callan
1967Director
1967Director
The Shell Seekers
2007Director
2007Director
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987Writer
1987Writer
Space Precinct
1994Director
1994Director
The Blood on Satan's Claw
1971Additional Writing, Director
1971Additional Writing, Director
A Summer Story
1988Director
1988Director
The Ghost of Peter Sellers
2018as Self
2018as Self
Venom
1981Director
1981Director
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
1980Director
1980Director