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John Gilling

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 renowned for many low to mid-budget detective films and teleplays with unexpected touches of comedy blended in.

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Writing

1947

[ ] Black Memory (Writer)

1948

[ ] House of Darkness (Screenplay)
[ ] The Greed of William Hart (Writer)
[ ] Escape from Broadmoor (Writer)
[ ] A Gunman Has Escaped (Writer)

1949

[ ] The Man from Yesterday (Screenplay)
[ ] The Man from Yesterday (Original Story)
[ ] A Matter of Murder (Writer)

1950

[ ] No Trace (Screenplay)
[ ] Guilt Is My Shadow (Screenplay)
[ ] Dark Interval (Screenplay)
[ ] The Lady Craved Excitement (Writer)
[ ] Blackout (Screenplay)
[ ] Room to Let (Screenplay)
[ ] The Man in Black (Screenplay)

1951

[ ] The Quiet Woman (Screenplay)
[ ] The Rossiter Case (Writer)
[ ] Chelsea Story (Screenplay)

1952

[ ] The Voice of Merrill (Writer)
[ ] Wings of Danger (Screenplay)
[ ] The Frightened Man (Writer)
[ ] Blind Man's Bluff (Writer)
[ ] Whispering Smith Hits London (Story)
[ ] Murder at the Grange (Writer)
[ ] 13 East Street (Screenplay)
[ ] King of the Underworld (Writer)
[ ] The Big Frame (Screenplay)
[ ] Whispering Smith Hits London (Writer)

1953

[ ] Recoil (Screenplay)
[ ] Escape by Night (Writer)
[ ] 3 Steps to the Gallows (Screenplay)
[ ] The Steel Key (Screenplay)

1954

[ ] Double Exposure (Screenplay)
[ ] The Embezzler (Screenplay)
[ ] Profile (Screenplay)

1955

[ ] Tiger by the Tail (Screenplay)

1956

[ ] The Gamma People (Screenplay)
[ ] Bond of Fear (Writer)
[ ] Odongo (Screenplay)

1959

[ ] Killers of Kilimanjaro (Screenplay)
[ ] The Bandit Of Zhobe (Writer)

1960

[ ] The Challenge (Screenplay)
[ ] The Flesh and the Fiends (Screenplay)
[ ] The Flesh and the Fiends (Original Story)
[ ] The Challenge (Story)

1961

[ ] Fury at Smugglers' Bay (Writer)

1962

[ ] The Pirates of Blood River (Screenplay)

1963

[ ] Panic (Writer)
[ ] The Scarlet Blade (Screenplay)

1964

[ ] The Gorgon (Screenplay)
[ ] The Secret of Blood Island (Writer)

1965

[ ] The Brigand of Kandahar (Screenplay)
[ ] The Brigand of Kandahar (Original Story)

1966

[ ] Where the Bullets Fly (Screenplay)

1967

[ ] The Mummy's Shroud (Screenplay)

1970

[ ] Trog (Original Story)

1975

[ ] Cross of the Devil (Writer)

Directing

1936

[ ] Wings over Africa (Assistant Director)

1948

[ ] The Greed of William Hart (Assistant Director)
[ ] Escape from Broadmoor (Director)

1949

[ ] A Matter of Murder (Director)

1950

[ ] No Trace (Director)

1951

[ ] The Quiet Woman (Director)

1952

[ ] The Voice of Merrill (Director)
[ ] The Frightened Man (Director)
[ ] Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (Director)

1953

[ ] Recoil (Director)
[ ] Deadly Nightshade (Director)
[ ] 3 Steps to the Gallows (Director)
[ ] Escape by Night (Director)

1954

[ ] The Embezzler (Director)
[ ] Double Exposure (Director)

1955

[ ] The Gilded Cage (Director)
[ ] Tiger by the Tail (Director)

1956

[ ] The Gamma People (Director)
[ ] Odongo (Director)

1957

[ ] Interpol (Director)
[ ] High Flight (Director)

1958

[ ] The Man Inside (Director)

1959

[ ] The Bandit Of Zhobe (Director)
[ ] Idol on Parade (Director)

1960

[ ] The Challenge (Director)
[ ] The Flesh and the Fiends (Director)

1961

[ ] The Shadow of the Cat (Director)
[ ] Fury at Smugglers' Bay (Director)

1962

[ ] The Pirates of Blood River (Director)

1963

[ ] Panic (Director)
[ ] The Scarlet Blade (Director)

1965

[ ] The Night Caller (Director)
[ ] The Brigand of Kandahar (Director)

1966

[ ] The Reptile (Director)
[ ] The Plague of the Zombies (Director)
[ ] Where the Bullets Fly (Director)

1967

[ ] The Mummy's Shroud (Director)

1975

[ ] Cross of the Devil (Director)

Production

1949

[ ] Old Mother Riley's New Venture (Associate Producer)

1952

[ ] Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (Producer)

1961

[ ] Fury at Smugglers' Bay (Producer)

Crew

1955

[ ] Windfall (Script)

Actor

2007

[ ] The Vatican Museums (????)