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John Gilling

John Gilling

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

29/05/1912

Day of Death

22/11/1984
(72) years old

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Biography

John Gilling (29 May 1912 – 22 November 1984) was an English film director and screenwriter, born in London. He was chiefly known for his horror films, especially for Hammer Films, for whom he directed Shadow of the Cat (1961), The Plague of the Zombies (1966), The Reptile (1966) (the latter two fil... Read More

Known For

The Vatican Museums

The Vatican Museums

Filmography

Crew

1975

Cross of the Devil

as Writer

1975

Cross of the Devil

as Director

1970

Trog

as Original Story

1967

The Mummy's Shroud

as Director

1967

The Mummy's Shroud

as Screenplay

1966

Where the Bullets Fly

as Screenplay

1966

Where the Bullets Fly

as Director

1966

The Reptile

as Director

1966

The Plague of the Zombies

as Director

1965

The Night Caller

as Director

1965

The Brigand of Kandahar

as Director

1965

The Brigand of Kandahar

as Screenplay

1965

The Brigand of Kandahar

as Original Story

1964

The Secret of Blood Island

as Writer

1964

The Gorgon

as Screenplay

1963

The Scarlet Blade

as Director

1963

The Scarlet Blade

as Screenplay

1963

Panic

as Writer

1963

Panic

as Director

1962

The Pirates of Blood River

as Director

1962

The Pirates of Blood River

as Screenplay

1961

The Shadow of the Cat

as Director

1961

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

as Director

1961

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

as Producer

1961

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

as Writer

1960

The Challenge

as Director

1960

The Challenge

as Screenplay

1960

The Challenge

as Story

1960

The Flesh and the Fiends

as Director

1960

The Flesh and the Fiends

as Screenplay

1960

The Flesh and the Fiends

as Original Story

1959

Killers of Kilimanjaro

as Screenplay

1959

The Bandit Of Zhobe

as Director

1959

The Bandit Of Zhobe

as Writer

1959

Idol on Parade

as Director

1958

The Man Inside

as Director

1957

High Flight

as Director

1957

Interpol

as Director

1956

The Gamma People

as Director

1956

The Gamma People

as Screenplay

1956

Odongo

as Screenplay

1956

Odongo

as Director

1956

Bond of Fear

as Writer

1955

Tiger by the Tail

as Director

1955

Tiger by the Tail

as Screenplay

1955

Windfall

as Script

1955

The Gilded Cage

as Director

1954

The Embezzler

as Director

1954

The Embezzler

as Screenplay

1954

Profile

as Screenplay

1954

Double Exposure

as Screenplay

1954

Double Exposure

as Director

1953

3 Steps to the Gallows

as Director

1953

Escape by Night

as Director

1953

Escape by Night

as Writer

1953

3 Steps to the Gallows

as Screenplay

1953

Recoil

as Director

1953

Recoil

as Screenplay

1953

The Steel Key

as Screenplay

1953

Deadly Nightshade

as Director

1952

The Voice of Merrill

as Writer

1952

The Voice of Merrill

as Director

1952

Murder at the Grange

as Writer

1952

The Big Frame

as Screenplay

1952

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

as Producer

1952

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

as Director

1952

King of the Underworld

as Writer

1952

Wings of Danger

as Screenplay

1952

The Frightened Man

as Director

1952

The Frightened Man

as Writer

1952

13 East Street

as Screenplay

1952

Blind Man's Bluff

as Writer

1952

Whispering Smith Hits London

as Story

1951

Chelsea Story

as Screenplay

1951

The Quiet Woman

as Screenplay

1951

The Quiet Woman

as Director

1951

The Rossiter Case

as Writer

1950

Dark Interval

as Screenplay

1950

Blackout

as Screenplay

1950

No Trace

as Screenplay

1950

No Trace

as Director

1950

The Lady Craved Excitement

as Writer

1950

Room to Let

as Screenplay

1950

Guilt Is My Shadow

as Screenplay

1950

The Man in Black

as Screenplay

1949

A Matter of Murder

as Director

1949

A Matter of Murder

as Writer

1949

Old Mother Riley's New Venture

as Associate Producer

1949

The Man from Yesterday

as Screenplay

1949

The Man from Yesterday

as Original Story

1948

Escape from Broadmoor

as Director

1948

Escape from Broadmoor

as Writer

1948

A Gunman Has Escaped

as Writer

1948

House of Darkness

as Screenplay

1948

The Greed of William Hart

as Writer

1948

The Greed of William Hart

as Assistant Director

1947

Black Memory

as Writer

1936

Wings over Africa

as Assistant Director