Where to watch John Gilling in the UK
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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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- The Saint (1962) Director
- The Champions (1968) Director
- Gideon's Way (1965) Director
- The Gorgon (1964) Screenplay
- The Man Inside (1958) Director
- The Pirates of Blood River (1962) Director
- Interpol (1957) Director
- The Reptile (1966) Director
- Trog (1970) Original Story
- The Gamma People (1956) Director
- The Flesh and the Fiends (1960) Director
- The Scarlet Blade (1963) Director
- The Plague of the Zombies (1966) Director
- High Flight (1957) Director
- The Mummy's Shroud (1967) Director
- The Shadow of the Cat (1961) Director
- Fury at Smugglers' Bay (1961) Director
- The Brigand of Kandahar (1965) Director
- Blackout (1950) Screenplay
- Whispering Smith vs. Scotland Yard (1952) Story
- Room to Let (1950) Screenplay
- Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959) Screenplay
- The Night Caller (1965) Director
- No Trace (1950) Screenplay
- The Steel Key (1953) Screenplay
- The Challenge (1960) Director
- Escape by Night (1953) Director
- The Secret of Blood Island (1964) Writer
- Bond of Fear (1956) Writer
- Recoil (1953) Director
- Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952) Producer
- The Bandit Of Zhobe (1959) Director
- The Lady Craved Excitement (1950) Writer
- Dark Interval (1950) Screenplay
- The Embezzler (1954) Director
- The Rossiter Case (1951) Writer
- Idol on Parade (1959) Director
- Odongo (1956) Screenplay
- Cross of the Devil (1975) Writer
- 3 Steps to the Gallows (1953) Director
- The Voice of Merrill (1952) Writer
- King of the Underworld (1952) Writer
- The Man in Black (1950) Screenplay
- Old Mother Riley's New Venture (1949) Associate Producer
- The Big Frame (1952) Screenplay
- Double Exposure (1954) Screenplay
- Wings of Danger (1952) Screenplay
- Deadly Nightshade (1953) Director
- Wings over Africa (1936) Assistant Director
- The Quiet Woman (1951) Screenplay
- Where the Bullets Fly (1966) Screenplay
- The Frightened Man (1952) Director
- Panic (1963) Writer
- Tiger by the Tail (1955) Director
- Escape from Broadmoor (1948) Director
- House of Darkness (1948) Screenplay
- Windfall (1955) Script
- A Matter of Murder (1949) Director
- A Gunman Has Escaped (1948) Writer
- The Man from Yesterday (1949) Screenplay
- The Gilded Cage (1955) Director
- Guilt Is My Shadow (1950) Screenplay
- 13 East Street (1952) Screenplay
- The Greed of William Hart (1948) Writer
- Blind Man's Bluff (1952) Writer
- Murder at the Grange (1952) Writer
- Profile (1954) Screenplay
- Black Memory (1947) Writer
- Chelsea Story (1951) Screenplay
- The Vatican Museums (2007) Cast
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Most-watched John Gilling films currently: The Gorgon (1964), The Man Inside (1958), The Pirates of Blood River (1962), Interpol (1957), The Reptile (1966).
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Selected TV credits: The Saint (1962), The Champions (1968), Gideon's Way (1965).
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