Robin Hardy

Directing

Robin Hardy

Born — Died

1929-10-10 — 2016-07-01

Place of birth

Surrey, England, UK

Known for

Directing

Credits

16 titles

Robin St. Clair Rimington Hardy was an English author and filmmaker. His most renowned directorial work and debut feature film, The Wicker Man, has been described as a foundational British folk-horror and "the Citizen Kane of horror movies". The 1973 film has achieved a cult status in the modern day. Before directing features, Robin Hardy began his career in the early 1950s and 60s directing television dramas, commercials, and educational or informational short films for the National Film Board of Canada, and programs like the Esso World Theater. Just before production of The Wicker Man, British Lion Films experienced a high-level management change, being aquired by John Bentley. To pacif…

Known for

The Wicker Man poster
7.3

Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. The investigation is further complicated as Howie’s religious views clash with those of the island’s residents.

The Wicker Man

1973

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror poster
7.6

An exploration of the cinematic history of the folk horror, from its beginnings in the UK in the late sixties; through its proliferation on British television in the seventies and its many manifestations, culturally specific, in other countries; to its resurgence in the last decade.

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

2021

Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man poster
7.8

The cast and main players in the crew come together to discuss the making of cult British horror film The Wicker Man. They discuss the adaptation of the source material, the casting process and the difficult shoot which dealt with everything from a summer film being shot in late autumn and the troubles of the actual wicker man itself.

Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man

2001

Children of the Wicker Man poster
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Fifty years after The Wicker Man, director Robin Hardy’s lost papers resurface, prompting his sons Justin and Dominic to explore the legacy of the cult classic, and their father. Together, they uncover the truth behind Robin’s role in the film and confront the complexities of independent filmmaking, family, and myth.

Children of the Wicker Man

2024

The Wicker Tree poster
3.9

Gospel singer Beth and her cowboy boyfriend Steve leave Texas to preach door-to-door in Scotland. When, after initial abuse, they are welcomed with joy and elation to Tressock, the border fiefdom of Sir Lachlan Morrison, they're about to learn the real meaning of sacrifice.

The Wicker Tree

2011

Forbidden Sun poster
4.7

Olympic gymnastics coach Francine Lake and her twelve gorgeous students train on the Island of Crete. The rigors of training preclude most sexual activity with the locals, thus the girls spend their evenings in quiet frustration.

Forbidden Sun

1988

Film credits

Behind the camera

The Wicker Man poster
7.3

Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. The investigation is further complicated as Howie’s religious views clash with those of the island’s residents.

The Wicker Man

1973

The Wicker Tree poster
3.9

Gospel singer Beth and her cowboy boyfriend Steve leave Texas to preach door-to-door in Scotland. When, after initial abuse, they are welcomed with joy and elation to Tressock, the border fiefdom of Sir Lachlan Morrison, they're about to learn the real meaning of sacrifice.

The Wicker Tree

2011

The Wicker Tree poster
3.9

Gospel singer Beth and her cowboy boyfriend Steve leave Texas to preach door-to-door in Scotland. When, after initial abuse, they are welcomed with joy and elation to Tressock, the border fiefdom of Sir Lachlan Morrison, they're about to learn the real meaning of sacrifice.

The Wicker Tree

2011

Forbidden Sun poster
4.7

Olympic gymnastics coach Francine Lake and her twelve gorgeous students train on the Island of Crete. The rigors of training preclude most sexual activity with the locals, thus the girls spend their evenings in quiet frustration.

Forbidden Sun

1988

The Fantasist poster
4.3

A young Dublin woman is stalked by a telephone charmer who poses victims nude and then stabs them.

The Fantasist

1986

The Fantasist poster
4.3

A young Dublin woman is stalked by a telephone charmer who poses victims nude and then stabs them.

The Fantasist

1986

Ravi Shankar Plays a Raga poster
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Ravi Shankar plays the sitar, while members of the Children's Little Theatre Unit of Calcutta dance. Presents a montage of scenes from 20th-century India. A segment from "India, Haunting Passage," part of the "Esso World Theater" program of 1964.

Ravi Shankar Plays a Raga

1964

The Ramayana poster
NR

The Little Ballet Troupe of Bombay performs a "puppet ballet" of the Hindu epic, the Ramayana.

The Ramayana

1965

The Ramayana poster
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The Little Ballet Troupe of Bombay performs a "puppet ballet" of the Hindu epic, the Ramayana.

The Ramayana

1965

The Frozen Moment poster
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Created for the "Esso World Theater" series of films in 1964, it features excerpts from "Bugaku," "Gagaku," "Noh, " and "Kabuki" scenes performed by the well-known dancers, musicians and actors and actresses.

The Frozen Moment

1964