John Gilling

John Gilling

Known for: Writing
Birthday: 1912-05-29
Deathday: 1984-11-22 (72 years old)

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Biography

John Gilling (29 May 1912 – 22 November 1984) was an English film director and screenwriter, born in London. He was known for his horror movies, especially those he made for Hammer Films, for whom he directed The Shadow of the Cat (1961), The Plague of the Zombies (1966), The Reptile (1966) and The Mummy's Shroud (1967), among others. Gilling left a job in England with an oil company at the age of 17 and spent a period in Hollywood, working in the film industry some of the time, before returning to England in 1933. He entered the British film industry immediately as an editor and assistant director, starting with Father O'Flynn. He served in the Royal Navy in the Second World War.

After the war, Gilling wrote the script for Black Memory (1947), and made his directing debut with Escape from Broadmoor (1948). Gilling also produced and directed Old Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (a.k.a. Vampire Over London / My Son the Vampire) in 1952. Gilling continued through the 1950s making second features such as The Voice of Merrill for Monty Berman's Tempean Films and entered television directing in several British series that received international distribution such as Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents and Gideon's Way, as well as Monty Berman's The Saint, The Champions, and Department S. Of his films for Tempean, the film historians Steve Chibnall and Brian McFarlane say: "Gilling shows in all of them a capacity for establishing the premises of his plots economically and evocatively, for developing them with clarity and speed, for giving competent players a chance to invest their characters with a feeling and detail that go beyond stereotype, and for making deft use of limited locations and settings."Starting in 1956, Gilling directed and wrote several films for Albert R. Broccoli and Irving Allen's Warwick Films beginning with Odongo. Perhaps his very best film as a director is The Flesh and the Fiends (1959), the story of Dr. Robert Knox and the West Port murders, which starred Peter Cushing and Donald Pleasence. For his own production company, John Gilling Enterprises, he made Fury at Smugglers' Bay in 1961.

Gilling first worked for Hammer Films in 1961, directing The Shadow of the Cat. He achieved his greatest attention with several of their horror films such as The Plague of the Zombies and The Reptile, as well as making the non-horror Hammer films The Pirates of Blood River (1962) and The Scarlet Blade (1963). Gilling also directed the crime thriller The Challenge starring Anthony Quayle and Jayne Mansfield, the science fiction film The Night Caller (1965) starring John Saxon and Maurice Denham, and the second Charles Vine spy movie Where the Bullets Fly (1966).

Following a final round of work in British television Gilling relocated to Spain, where he came out of retirement in 1975 to make Cross of the Devil, his final film.

Filmography

All 68

Movies 65

Director 40

Writter 26

TV Shows 3

Producer 1

The Vatican Museums

The Vatican Museums (2007)

Movie
Director
Cross of the Devil

Cross of the Devil (1975)

Movie
Writer
Trog

Trog (1970)

Movie
3
Director
The Champions

The Champions (1968)

TV Show
Director
The Mummy's Shroud

The Mummy's Shroud (1967)

Movie
4.96
Director
Where the Bullets Fly

Where the Bullets Fly (1966)

Movie
Director
The Reptile

The Reptile (1966)

Movie
Director
The Plague of the Zombies

The Plague of the Zombies (1966)

Movie
6
Director
The Night Caller

The Night Caller (1965)

Movie
6
Director
The Brigand of Kandahar

The Brigand of Kandahar (1965)

Movie
Director
Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way (1965)

TV Show
Writer
The Secret of Blood Island

The Secret of Blood Island (1964)

Movie
Writer
The Gorgon

The Gorgon (1964)

Movie
6
Director
The Scarlet Blade

The Scarlet Blade (1963)

Movie
Director
Panic

Panic (1963)

Movie
Director / Screenplay / Writer
The Saint

The Saint (1962)

TV Show
5
Director
The Pirates of Blood River

The Pirates of Blood River (1962)

Movie
6
Director
The Shadow of the Cat

The Shadow of the Cat (1961)

Movie
2
Director
Fury at Smugglers' Bay

Fury at Smugglers' Bay (1961)

Movie
Director
The Challenge

The Challenge (1960)

Movie
Director
The Flesh and the Fiends

The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)

Movie
Writer
Killers of Kilimanjaro

Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959)

Movie
Director
The Bandit Of Zhobe

The Bandit Of Zhobe (1959)

Movie
Director
Idol on Parade

Idol on Parade (1959)

Movie
Director
The Man Inside

The Man Inside (1958)

Movie
Director
High Flight

High Flight (1957)

Movie
Director
Interpol

Interpol (1957)

Movie
Director
The Gamma People

The Gamma People (1956)

Movie
Director
Odongo

Odongo (1956)

Movie
Writer
Bond of Fear

Bond of Fear (1956)

Movie
Director
Tiger by the Tail

Tiger by the Tail (1955)

Movie
Director
The Gilded Cage

The Gilded Cage (1955)

Movie
Director
The Embezzler

The Embezzler (1954)

Movie
Writer
Profile

Profile (1954)

Movie
Director
Double Exposure

Double Exposure (1954)

Movie
Director
Escape by Night

Escape by Night (1953)

Movie
Director
Three Steps to the Gallows

Three Steps to the Gallows (1953)

Movie
Director
Recoil

Recoil (1953)

Movie
Writer
The Steel Key

The Steel Key (1953)

Movie
Director
Deadly Nightshade

Deadly Nightshade (1953)

Movie
Director
The Voice of Merrill

The Voice of Merrill (1952)

Movie
Writer
Murder at the Grange

Murder at the Grange (1952)

Movie
Writer
The Big Frame

The Big Frame (1952)

Movie
Director
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952)

Movie
Writer
King of the Underworld

King of the Underworld (1952)

Movie
Writer
Wings of Danger

Wings of Danger (1952)

Movie
Director
The Frightened Man

The Frightened Man (1952)

Movie
Writer
13 East Street

13 East Street (1952)

Movie
Writer
Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard

Whispering Smith Vs. Scotland Yard (1952)

Movie
Writer
Blind Man's Bluff

Blind Man's Bluff (1952)

Movie
Director
The Quiet Woman

The Quiet Woman (1951)

Movie
Writer
The Rossiter Case

The Rossiter Case (1951)

Movie
Writer
Dark Interval

Dark Interval (1950)

Movie
Writer
Blackout

Blackout (1950)

Movie
Director
No Trace

No Trace (1950)

Movie
Writer
The Lady Craved Excitement

The Lady Craved Excitement (1950)

Movie
Writer
Room to Let

Room to Let (1950)

Movie
Writer
Guilt Is My Shadow

Guilt Is My Shadow (1950)

Movie
Writer
The Man in Black

The Man in Black (1950)

Movie
Director
A Matter of Murder

A Matter of Murder (1949)

Movie
Associate Producer
Old Mother Riley's New Venture

Old Mother Riley's New Venture (1949)

Movie
Writer
The Man from Yesterday

The Man from Yesterday (1949)

Movie
Director
Escape from Broadmoor

Escape from Broadmoor (1948)

Movie
Writer
House of Darkness

House of Darkness (1948)

Movie
Writer
The Greed of William Hart

The Greed of William Hart (1948)

Movie
Writer
A Gunman Has Escaped

A Gunman Has Escaped (1948)

Movie
Writer
Black Memory

Black Memory (1947)

Movie
Assistant Director
Wings over Africa

Wings over Africa (1936)

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.36
Based on 44.2 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1936
1951
1954
1952
2007

Information

Known for
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1912-05-29

Deathday
1984-11-22 (72 years old)

Place of birth
London, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom


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