The Man Who Could Cheat Death

The Man Who Could Cheat Death
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTerence Fisher
Screenplay byJimmy Sangster
Based onThe Man in Half Moon Street by Barré Lyndon
Produced byMichael Carreras
Anthony Nelson-Keys
StarringAnton Diffring
Hazel Court
Christopher Lee
CinematographyJack Asher
Edited byJohn Dunsford
Music byRichard Bennett
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • 30 November 1959 (1959-11-30)
Running time
83 min.
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
BudgetGBP £84,000

The Man Who Could Cheat Death is a 1959 British horror film, directed by Terence Fisher and starring Anton Diffring, Hazel Court, and Christopher Lee. Jimmy Sangster adapted the screenplay from the play The Man in Half Moon Street by Barré Lyndon, which had been previously filmed in 1945. The Man Who Could Cheat Death was produced by Michael Carreras and Anthony Nelson Keys for Hammer Film Productions. It was released in the US on 19 August 1959 and in the UK on 30 November 1959.