Max Rosenberg

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Max J. Rosenberg (September 13, 1914 – June 14, 2004) was a film producer.

Max Rosenberg was born in the Bronx, New York. In 1945 he entered the film business by becoming a foreign film distributor. During his career he primarily produced horror or supernatural films, although his first film Rock, Rock, Rock (1956) was a musical. His partner in this film was Milton Subotsky, and the two would start the British company Amicus Productions in 1964. Max passed away in Los Angeles, California.

During his career he produced more than 50 films, on some of which he was not credited. Among the horror and supernatural films he produced were such titles as Tales from the Crypt (1972), The Land That Time Forgot (1975), and its sequel, The People That Time Forgot (1977). In 1957 he produced the first horror film in color, The Curse of Frankenstein. He also produced a children's film, Lad, a Dog (1962), a pair of films based on the Doctor Who series, and director Richard Lester's first film, It's Trad, Dad! (1962).