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John Gilling
b. 1912 — d. 1984 (aged 72)
London, England, UK
Director
Writer
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.
Known For
Filmography
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★ 5.4
The Devil's Cross
1975 Director
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★ 4.0
Trog
1970 Writer
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★ 7.4
Department S
1969 Director
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★ 7.5
The Champions
1968 Director
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★ 5.5
The Mummy's Shroud
1967 Director
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★ 6.6
The Plague of the Zombies
1966 Director
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★ 6.1
The Reptile
1966 Director
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★ 5.4
Where the Bullets Fly
1966 Director
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★ 5.5
Blood Beast from Outer Space
1965 Director
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★ 5.4
The Brigand of Kandahar
1965 Director
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★ 4.8
The Secret of Blood Island
1965 Writer
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★ 6.4
The Gorgon
1964 Writer
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★ 8.2
Gideon C.I.D.
1964 Director
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★ 5.7
The Crimson Blade
1963 Director
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★ 5.7
Panic
1963 Director
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★ 7.5
The Saint
1962 Director
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★ 5.9
The Pirates of Blood River
1962 Director
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★ 6.4
The Shadow of the Cat
1961 Director
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★ 5.5
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961 Director
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★ 6.9
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960 Director
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★ 6.1
It Takes a Thief
1960 Director
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★ 5.5
Killers of Kilimanjaro
1959 Writer
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★ 5.6
Idol on Parade
1959 Director
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★ 5.1
The Bandit of Zhobe
1959 Director
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★ 5.9
The Man Inside
1958 Director
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★ 6.2
Pickup Alley
1957 Director
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★ 5.6
High Flight
1957 Director
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★ 6.8
Rendezvous
1957 Director
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★ 5.3
The Gamma People
1956 Director
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★ 6.0
Bond of Fear
1956 Writer
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★ 5.3
Odongo
1956 Director
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★ 6.7
Aggie
1956 Director
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★ 5.2
The Gilded Cage
1955 Director
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Windfall
1955 Writer
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★ 6.4
The Embezzler
1954 Director
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★ 5.8
Cross-Up
1954 Director
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★ 5.4
Profile
1954 Writer
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★ 5.9
Double Exposure
1954 Director
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★ 6.0
Destination Milan
1954 Director
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★ 6.4
White Fire
1953 Director
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★ 6.1
Recoil
1953 Director
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★ 6.3
Deadly Nightshade
1953 Director
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★ 5.8
The Steel Key
1953 Writer
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★ 5.7
Escape by Night
1953 Director
Writer
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★ 8.2
Rheingold Theatre
1953 Director
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★ 3.9
Vampire Over London
1952 Director
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★ 5.3
Dead on Course
1952 Writer
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★ 6.7
Murder Will Out
1952 Director
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★ 5.7
The Big Frame
1952 Writer
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★ 6.1
The Frightened Man
1952 Director
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★ 6.3
Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard
1952 Writer
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★ 5.8
13 East Street
1952 Writer
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★ 5.8
Murder at the Grange
1952 Writer
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★ 4.3
King of the Underworld
1952 Writer
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★ 6.9
Murder at Scotland Yard
1952 Writer
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Blind Man's Bluff
1952 Writer
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★ 6.0
The Quiet Woman
1951 Director
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★ 5.5
The Rossiter Case
1951 Writer
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Chelsea Story
1951 Writer
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★ 5.9
The Man in Black
1950 Writer
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★ 5.6
Blackout
1950 Writer
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★ 6.2
No Trace
1950 Director
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★ 5.8
Room to Let
1950 Writer
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★ 6.2
Guilt Is My Shadow
1950 Writer
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★ 4.9
The Lady Craved Excitement
1950 Writer
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Dark Interval
1950 Writer
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★ 4.7
A Matter of Murder
1949 Director
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★ 4.9
Temptations
1949 Writer
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★ 5.1
Horror Maniacs
1948 Writer
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★ 5.4
House of Darkness
1948 Writer
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★ 4.9
A Gunman Has Escaped
1948 Writer
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★ 5.8
Escape from Broadmoor
1948 Director
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★ 4.6
Black Memory
1947 Writer