John Gilling

John Gilling

  • Birthday: 1912-05-29
  • Deathday: 1984-11-22
  • 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 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.                    

Filmography

Production

The Shadow of the Cat

1961

As Director

The Plague of the Zombies

1966

As Director

The Reptile

1966

As Director

Panic

1963

As Director

The Challenge

1960

As Director

The Night Caller

1965

As Director

The Gamma People

1956

As Director

Interpol

1957

As Director

The Mummy's Shroud

1967

As Director

No Trace

1950

As Director

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960

As Director

The Voice of Merrill

1952

As Director

The Brigand of Kandahar

1965

As Director

The Scarlet Blade

1963

As Director

Recoil

1953

As Director

Cross of the Devil

1975

As Director

The Frightened Man

1952

As Director

The Man Inside

1958

As Director

The Embezzler

1954

As Director

Deadly Nightshade

1953

As Director

The Bandit Of Zhobe

1959

As Director

Where the Bullets Fly

1966

As Director

The Gilded Cage

1955

As Director

High Flight

1957

As Director

Idol on Parade

1959

As Director

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

1961

As Director

The Quiet Woman

1951

As Director

Escape from Broadmoor

1948

As Director

Odongo

1956

As Director

Escape by Night

1953

As Director

A Matter of Murder

1949

As Director

Tiger by the Tail

1955

As Director

Double Exposure

1954

As Director

The Greed of William Hart

1948

As Assistant Director

Wings over Africa

1936

As Assistant Director

Old Mother Riley's New Venture

1949

As Associate Producer

The Gorgon

1964

As Screenplay

Panic

1963

As Writer

The Challenge

1960

As Screenplay

The Gamma People

1956

As Screenplay

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960

As Original Story

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960

As Screenplay

The Voice of Merrill

1952

As Writer

The Pirates of Blood River

1962

As Screenplay

Guilt Is My Shadow

1950

As Screenplay

Recoil

1953

As Screenplay

Bond of Fear

1956

As Writer

Wings of Danger

1952

As Screenplay

Cross of the Devil

1975

As Writer

The Frightened Man

1952

As Writer

Blind Man's Bluff

1952

As Writer

The Embezzler

1954

As Screenplay

Dark Interval

1950

As Screenplay

Where the Bullets Fly

1966

As Screenplay

House of Darkness

1948

As Screenplay

Black Memory

1947

As Writer

The Rossiter Case

1951

As Writer

Escape from Broadmoor

1948

As Writer

Escape by Night

1953

As Writer

Trog

1970

As Original Story

Murder at the Grange

1952

As Writer

Killers of Kilimanjaro

1959

As Screenplay

Blackout

1950

As Screenplay

Three Steps to the Gallows

1953

As Screenplay

13 East Street

1952

As Screenplay

King of the Underworld

1952

As Writer

The Scarlet Blade

1963

As Screenplay

A Gunman Has Escaped

1948

As Writer

Tiger by the Tail

1955

As Screenplay

Room to Let

1950

As Screenplay

Profile

1954

As Screenplay

The Big Frame

1952

As Screenplay

The Man from Yesterday

1949

As Screenplay

The Man from Yesterday

1949

As Original Story

A Matter of Murder

1949

As Writer

The Steel Key

1953

As Screenplay

The Bandit Of Zhobe

1959

As Writer

Double Exposure

1954

As Screenplay

The Quiet Woman

1951

As Screenplay

No Trace

1950

As Screenplay

Odongo

1956

As Screenplay

The Mummy's Shroud

1967

As Screenplay

The Challenge

1960

As Story

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