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John Gilling

Film Director / Screenwriter | * 05/29/1912 († 72, 11/22/1984) | London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
John Gilling (29 May 1912 – 22 November 1984) was an English film director and screenwriter, born in London. He was known for his horror movies, especially those he made for Hammer Films, for whom he directed The Shadow of the Cat (1961), The Plague of the Zombies (1966), The Reptile (1966) and The Mummy's Shroud (1967), Cross of the Devil (1975), among others. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Horror

Known for these Movies & Shows

A group of ruthless pirates attack a 17th Century Huguenot settlement on the Isle of Devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it. ...

The Pirates of Blood River

NR

1962 | 3.0/5 | 1h 27min
Adventure, Action, Drama
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An American reporter smells a story when he is stranded in an Iron Curtain country where the local dictator is using gamma rays to transform children into mutated henchmen. ...

The Gamma People

NR

1956 | 2.6/5 | 1h 19min
Science Fiction, Horror, Comedy
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A convicted female blackmailer is found murdered in her flat and suspicion falls on three men, all of whom the police believe may have had reason to wish her dead. ...

The Voice of Merrill

NR

1952 | 3.0/5 | 1h 23min
Mystery
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Department S is a United Kingdom spy-fi adventure series produced by ITC Entertainment. The series consists of 28 episodes which originally aired in 1969–1970. It starred Peter Wyngarde as author Ja ...

Department S

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1969 | 2.6/5 | 50min per episode
Action & Adventure, Drama, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
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Movies with John Gilling as Actor(1)

2007 The Vatican Museums

Movies with John Gilling as Crew(91)

Directing/Director1975 Cross of the Devil
Writing/Writer1975 Cross of the Devil
Writing/Original Story1970 Trog
Directing/Director1967 The Mummy's Shroud
Writing/Screenplay1967 The Mummy's Shroud
Directing/Director1966 The Plague of the Zombies
Directing/Director1966 Where the Bullets Fly
Writing/Screenplay1966 Where the Bullets Fly
Directing/Director1966 The Reptile
Directing/Director1965 The Night Caller
Directing/Director1965 The Brigand of Kandahar
Writing/Writer1965 The Brigand of Kandahar
Writing/Screenplay1964 The Gorgon
Writing/Writer1964 The Secret of Blood Island
Directing/Director1963 The Scarlet Blade
Writing/Screenplay1963 The Scarlet Blade
Directing/Director1963 Panic
Writing/Writer1963 Panic
Directing/Director1962 The Pirates of Blood River
Writing/Screenplay1962 The Pirates of Blood River
Directing/Director1961 The Shadow of the Cat
Directing/Director1961 Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Directing/Director1960 The Challenge
Writing/Screenplay1960 The Challenge
Directing/Director1960 The Flesh and the Fiends
Writing/Original Story1960 The Flesh and the Fiends
Writing/Screenplay1960 The Flesh and the Fiends
Directing/Director1959 Idol on Parade
Writing/Screenplay1959 Killers of Kilimanjaro
Directing/Director1959 The Bandit Of Zhobe
Writing/Writer1959 The Bandit Of Zhobe
Directing/Director1958 The Man Inside
Directing/Director1957 High Flight
Directing/Director1957 Interpol
Directing/Director1956 Odongo
Writing/Screenplay1956 Odongo
Directing/Director1956 The Gamma People
Writing/Screenplay1956 The Gamma People
Writing/Writer1956 Bond of Fear
Directing/Director1955 The Gilded Cage
Directing/Director1955 Tiger by the Tail
Writing/Screenplay1955 Tiger by the Tail
Writing/Screenplay1954 Profile
Directing/Director1954 The Embezzler
Writing/Screenplay1954 The Embezzler
Directing/Director1954 Double Exposure
Writing/Screenplay1954 Double Exposure
Directing/Director1953 Three Steps to the Gallows
Writing/Screenplay1953 Three Steps to the Gallows
Directing/Director1953 Recoil
Writing/Screenplay1953 Recoil
Directing/Director1953 Escape by Night
Writing/Writer1953 Escape by Night
Writing/Screenplay1953 The Steel Key
Directing/Director1953 Deadly Nightshade
Writing/Writer1952 Murder at the Grange
Directing/Director1952 The Voice of Merrill
Writing/Writer1952 The Voice of Merrill
Writing/Screenplay1952 The Big Frame
Writing/Screenplay1952 13 East Street
Writing/Screenplay1952 Wings of Danger
Writing/Writer1952 Blind Man's Bluff
Directing/Director1952 Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
Production/Producer1952 Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
Writing/Story1952 Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard
Writing/Writer1952 King of the Underworld
Directing/Director1952 The Frightened Man
Writing/Writer1952 The Frightened Man
Directing/Director1951 The Quiet Woman
Writing/Screenplay1951 The Quiet Woman
Writing/Writer1951 The Rossiter Case
Writing/Screenplay1950 Guilt Is My Shadow
Writing/Screenplay1950 Dark Interval
Directing/Director1950 No Trace
Writing/Screenplay1950 No Trace
Writing/Writer1950 The Lady Craved Excitement
Writing/Screenplay1950 Blackout
Writing/Screenplay1950 Room to Let
Directing/Director1949 A Matter of Murder
Writing/Writer1949 A Matter of Murder
Writing/Screenplay1949 The Man from Yesterday
Writing/Original Story1949 The Man from Yesterday
Production/Associate Producer1949 Old Mother Riley's New Venture
Writing/Writer1948 A Gunman Has Escaped
Writing/Screenplay1948 House of Darkness
Directing/Director1948 Escape from Broadmoor
Writing/Writer1948 Escape from Broadmoor
Directing/Assistant Director1948 The Greed of William Hart
Writing/Writer1948 The Greed of William Hart
Writing/Writer1947 Black Memory
Directing/Assistant Director1936 Wings over Africa

TV Shows/Series with John Gilling as Crew(5)

Directing/Director1968 The Champions
Directing/Director1965 Gideon's Way
Directing/Director1962 The Saint
Writing/Writer1962 The Saint
Writing/Screenplay1962 The Saint

Full Name: John Gilling
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Wednesday, 05/29 1912 (May) in London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Thursday, 11/22 1984 (November) in Madrid (aged: 72)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN)
John Gilling frequently works together with these people:
Monty Berman (26x, Crew)
Robert S. Baker (21x, Crew)
Desmond Davis (16x, Crew)
Bernard Robinson (10x, Crew)
Albert R. Broccoli (8x, Crew)
George Melachrino (8x, Crew)
Frieda Steiger (7x, Crew)
Michael Ripper (7x, Actor)
Roy Ashton (7x, Crew)
Don Mingaye (7x, Crew)
Anthony Nelson Keys (7x, Crew)
David Bauer (7x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:492927, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024