Richard Stanley

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Richard Stanley

Directing 59 November 22, 1966

Fish Hoek, South Africa

Richard Stanley is a South African filmmaker, known for his work in the horror genre. He began his career making short films and music videos, and subsequently directed the featur…

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Twelve Monkeys

Twelve Monkeys

7.6 1995 Movie
Color Out of Space

Color Out of Space

6.1 2020 Movie
Jodorowsky's Dune

Jodorowsky's Dune

7.8 2013 Movie
The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau

4.9 1996 Movie
Dagon

Dagon

6.1 2001 Movie
Hardware

Hardware

5.9 1990 Movie
The Abandoned

The Abandoned

5.5 2006 Movie
Dust Devil

Dust Devil

6.3 1992 Movie
78/52

78/52

7.1 2017 Movie
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

6.7 2014 Movie
The Theatre Bizarre

The Theatre Bizarre

5.3 2011 Movie
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5.0 2017 Movie

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Richard Stanley is a South African filmmaker, known for his work in the horror genre. He began his career making short films and music videos, and subsequently directed the feature films Hardware and Dust Devil, both of which are considered cult classics.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'

    Movie Self

  2. 2025
    The Dark Fantastic

    Movie Self

  3. 2025
    Zone

    Movie Self

  4. 2024
    Shadowland

    Movie Self - Filmmaker

  5. 2023
    The Darkside of Society

    Movie Self

  6. 2021
    Exegesis Lovecraft

    Movie Self

  7. 2020
    Tales of the Uncanny

    Movie Self

  8. 2020
    Color Out of Space

    Movie Director

  9. 2018
    Clark Ashton Smith: The Emperor of Dreams

    Movie Self

  10. 2017
    Cult of Terror

    Movie Self - Filmmaker

  11. 2017
    78/52

    Movie Self

  12. 2017
    Replace

    Movie Writer

  13. 2016
    Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

    Movie Self

  14. 2015
    Uncovering Wolfen

    Movie Self

  15. 2014
    All About the Girl: Memories of a Giallo Gem

    Movie self

  16. 2014
    Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 2013
    Jodorowsky's Dune

    Movie Self - Filmmaker

  2. 2013
    The Otherworld

    Movie Self

  3. 2011
    The Theatre Bizarre

    Movie Screenplay

  4. 2009
    Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare

    Movie Self

  5. 2009
    Imago Mortis

    Movie Writer

  6. 2009
    No Flesh Shall Be Spared

    Movie

  7. 2007
    Vampire Diary

    Movie Spanish Rapist

  8. 2006
    The Sea of Perdition

    Movie Director

  9. 2006
    The Abandoned

    Movie Screenplay

  10. 2003
    Europe - 99euro-films 2

    Movie Director

  11. 2002
    The White Darkness

    Movie Director

  12. 2001
    Dagon

    Movie Fish Monster (uncredited)

  13. 2001
    The Secret Glory

    Movie Director

  14. 2001
    In the Belly of the Beast

    Movie Self

  15. 1996
    The Island of Dr. Moreau

    Movie Bulldog Man (uncredited)

  16. 1995
    Twelve Monkeys

    Movie Man in Transit Lounge (uncredited)

  17. 1994
    Brave

    Movie Man in the table (uncredited)

  18. 1992
    Dust Devil

    Movie Transforming Dust Devil in Dream Sequence (uncredited)

  19. 1990
    Hardware

    Movie Talking elevator (voice) (uncredited)

  20. 1990
    Voice of the Moon

    Movie Director

  21. 1985
    Incidents in an Expanding Universe

    Movie Clean Shaven Pretentious Filmmaker / Greasy Beggar / Green Army Gunner / 3-Eyed Mutant / Green Army Flag Bearer / Alien Vendor

  22. 1983
    Rites of Passage

    Movie Primordial Man

  23. —
    Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 3

    Movie Balthazar Von Woozle

  24. —
    Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble

    Movie Balthazar Von Woozle