John Gilling

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-05-29 (72 years old)

Deathday

1984-11-22

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

John Gilling

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 filmed back to back in Cornwall) and The Mummy's Shroud, among others. He is also renown for many low to mid budget detective films and teleplays with unexpected touches of comedy blended in.                      Description above from the Wikipedia article John Gilling, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.                 ...

Production

1954

Double Exposure

as Screenplay

1951

The Quiet Woman

as Screenplay

1950

No Trace

as Screenplay

1964

The Gorgon

as Screenplay

1961

1966

The Reptile

as Director

1963

Panic

as Writer

1963

Panic

as Director

1960

The Challenge

as Director

1960

The Challenge

as Screenplay

1956

The Gamma People

as Director

1956

The Gamma People

as Screenplay

1965

The Night Caller

as Director

1957

Interpol

as Director

1967

1950

No Trace

as Director

1960

1960

The Flesh and the Fiends

as Original Story

1952

1963

1950

Guilt Is My Shadow

as Screenplay

1953

Recoil

as Director

1953

Recoil

as Screenplay

1956

Bond of Fear

as Writer

1952

Wings of Danger

as Screenplay

1975

1975

1952

1952

1956

Odongo

as Screenplay

1958

The Man Inside

as Director

1952

1950

Dark Interval

as Screenplay

1953

1954

The Embezzler

as Director

1954

The Embezzler

as Screenplay

1959

1953

1955

The Gilded Cage

as Director

1966

1966

1957

High Flight

as Director

1948

House of Darkness

as Screenplay

1961

1959

Idol on Parade

as Director

1951

1947

Black Memory

as Writer

1951

The Quiet Woman

as Director

1948

The Greed of William Hart

as Assistant Director

1936

Wings over Africa

as Assistant Director

1948

1949

Old Mother Riley's New Venture

as Associate Producer

1956

Odongo

as Director

1953

Escape by Night

as Director

1953

1970

Trog

as Original Story

1949

1953

1959

1950

Blackout

as Screenplay

1955

1960

1952

13 East Street

as Screenplay

1967

The Mummy's Shroud

as Screenplay

1963

The Scarlet Blade

as Screenplay

1955

Tiger by the Tail

as Screenplay

1950

Room to Let

as Screenplay

1954

Profile

as Screenplay

1952

The Big Frame

as Screenplay

1954

Double Exposure

as Director

1949

1949

The Man from Yesterday

as Original Story

1949

1953

The Steel Key

as Screenplay

1959

1950

The Man in Black

as Screenplay

1961

1965

1965

The Brigand of Kandahar

as Original Story

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