William Grefé (born 1930) is an American writer and director of films, best known for his work in the
exploitation
Exploitation may refer to:
*Exploitation of natural resources
*Exploitation of labour
** Forced labour
*Exploitation colonialism
*Slavery
** Sexual slavery and other forms
*Oppression
*Psychological manipulation
In arts and entertainment
*Exploi ...
field. For most of his career he has worked in Florida. He also worked for a number of years with
Ivan Tors
Ivan Tors (born Iván Törzs; June 12, 1916 – June 4, 1983) was a Hungarian playwright, film director, screenwriter, and film and television producer with an emphasis on non-violent but exciting science fiction, underwater sequences, and stori ...
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In 2009 a documentary was released about his work called ''From the Swamp: The Films of William Grefe''.
In 2020 a four-disc Blu-ray collection ''He Came from the Swamp: The William Grefé Collection'' will be released by Arrow Video.
Select credits
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The Checkered Flag'' (1963)
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I Eat Your Skin'' (1964) - second unit
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Racing Fever'' (1964)
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Sting of Death'' (1965)
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Death Curse of Tartu'' (1966)
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The Devil's Sisters'' (1966)
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Wild Rebels
''Wild Rebels'' is a 1967 film directed by William Grefe and starring Steve Alaimo as Rod Tillman, a stock car driver who goes undercover as the wheelman for a motorcycle gang. The tagline for the film was "They live for kicks... love for kicks.. ...
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The Hooked Generation'' (1968)
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The Naked Zoo'' (1970)
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Stanley
Stanley may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Film and television
* ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film
* ''Stanley'' (1984 film), an Australian comedy
* ''Stanley'' (1999 film), an animated short
* ''Stanley'' (1956 TV series) ...
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Alligator Alley
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*''The Godmothers'' (1973)
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Impulse
Impulse or Impulsive may refer to:
Science
* Impulse (physics), in mechanics, the change of momentum of an object; the integral of a force with respect to time
* Impulse noise (disambiguation)
* Specific impulse, the change in momentum per uni ...
'' (1974)
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Mako: The Jaws of Death'' (1976)
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Whiskey Mountain
Whiskey Mountain () is located in the northern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Located south of Dubois, Wyoming, Whiskey Mountain is within the Whiskey Mountain Wilderness Study Area, which has the largest wintering concentration ...
'' (1977)
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The Psychedelic Priest'' (2001)
*''Marooned'' (2013)
"Godfather of Grindhouse William Grefe To Direct MAROONED in 2013: His First Horror Film In Over 20 years!" ''Horror Unlimited'' Friday, February 8, 2013
accessed 16 April 2014
References
External links
Official website
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American film directors
1930 births
Living people