Roy Spence (filmmaker)

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Roy Spence
Born (1944-12-25) 25 December 1944 (age 80)
Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland
OccupationFilm director

Roy Spence (born 25 December 1944) [1] [2] is a Northern Irish film director known for directing low-budget films belonging to the horror, fantasy and science fiction genres, [3] such as The Testament of Caleb Meeke (1969), [1] [4] The Beast of Druids' Hill (1971), [1] and Brady's Bargain (1983). [5] Spence also directed the drama film The Wishing Stone (1978). [6]

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Spence was born alongside his twin brother Noel Spence, [7] who would help Roy distribute his films. [8] The brothers opened their own two cinemas, the Tudor Cinema and the Excelsior, in their hometown of Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland. [1] [8]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 O'Hare, Maureen (1 September 2017). "Irish moviemaker twins who built their own Art Deco cinemas". CNN.com . Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  2. "Watch: Short Irish film with "devilish depictions of the occult," perfect for Halloween". Irish Central . 2 October 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  3. Kavanagh, Dean (11 July 2018). "Keep Watching the Skies: The Cinema of Roy Spence". DeanKavanaugh.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  4. "Watch: Short Irish film with "devilish depictions of the occult," perfect for Halloween". Irish Central . 2 October 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  5. "Forget "Darby O'Gill and the Little People!" This film has all the leprechauns and banshees you need". Irish Central . 12 September 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  6. Beal, J. David (2024). Adventurous Film Making. Routledge. p. 249. ISBN   978-1032938929.
  7. "Noel & Roy Spence: The Filmmaking Twins Born in 1944". BestofBelfast.org. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  8. 1 2 "The Roy Spence Collection - IFI Archive Player". IFIArchivePlayer.ie. Retrieved 6 July 2025.

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