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Val Guest

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Val Guest

Born December 11, 1911 · London, England, UK · Died May 10, 2006

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Val Guest (11 December 1911 – 10 May 2006) was a British film director, best known for his science-fiction films for Hammer Film Productions in the 1950s, but who also enjoyed a long, varied and active career in the film industry from the early 1930s up until the early 1980s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Val Guest  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Casino Royale

Additional Dialogue, Director

The Quatermass Xperiment

Director, Screenplay

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

Director, Writer, Producer

Space: 1999

Director

Quatermass 2

Director, Screenplay

The Persuaders!

Director, Writer

The Abominable Snowman

Director

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

Director, Writer

Another Man's Poison

Writer

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

Director, Screenplay

Yesterday's Enemy

Director

The Ghost Train

Writer

Hell Is a City

Director, Screenplay

Oh, Mr. Porter!

Screenplay

Au Pair Girls

Director, Screenplay

Jigsaw

Director, Screenplay, Producer

The Full Treatment

Screenplay, Producer, Director

The Camp on Blood Island

Director, Screenplay

Ask a Policeman

Screenplay

The Weapon

Director

Filmography

  1. 2025Prisoners in SpaceDirectorMovie
  2. 2008The Making of Casino Royale, 1967Self - Segment DirectorMovie
  3. 1996A Century of Science FictionSelfMovie
  4. 1994Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of HorrorThanksMovie
  5. 1984In PossessionDirectorMovie
  6. 1984Child's PlayDirectorMovie
  7. 1984Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseDirectorSeries
  8. 1984Mark of the DevilDirectorMovie
  9. 1982The Boys in BlueDirector, ScreenplayMovie
  10. 1981Birds of ParadiseScreenplayMovie
  11. 1981Shillingbury TalesDirectorSeries
  12. 1981Dangerous Davies: The Last DetectiveDirector, ScreenplayMovie
  13. 1980The Shillingbury BlowersDirectorMovie
  14. 1976The SwitchDirectorMovie
  15. 1976Killer ForceDirector, ScreenplayMovie
  16. 1975Space: 1999DirectorSeries
  17. 1975Sporting ChanceDirectorMovie
  18. 1974Confessions of a Window CleanerDirector, ScreenplayMovie
  19. 1974Mission: Monte CarloWriterMovie
  20. 1973The Persuaders!DirectorMovie
  21. 1972The AdventurerDirectorSeries
  22. 1972Au Pair GirlsDirector, ScreenplayMovie
  23. 1971The Persuaders!Director, WriterSeries
  24. 1970When Dinosaurs Ruled the EarthDirector, WriterMovie
  25. 1970ToomorrowWriter, DirectorMovie
  26. 1968Assignment KScreenplay, DirectorMovie
  27. 1967Casino RoyaleAdditional Dialogue, DirectorMovie
  28. 1966Where the Spies AreScreenplay, Director, ProducerMovie
  29. 1964The Beauty JungleDirector, Screenplay, ProducerMovie
  30. 196380,000 SuspectsDirector, Screenplay, ProducerMovie
  31. 1962JigsawDirector, Screenplay, ProducerMovie
  32. 1961The Day the Earth Caught FireDirector, Writer, ProducerMovie
  33. 1960The Full TreatmentScreenplay, Producer, DirectorMovie
  34. 1960Dentist in the ChairScreenplayMovie
  35. 1960Hell Is a CityDirector, ScreenplayMovie
  36. 1960Life Is a CircusDirector, WriterMovie
  37. 1959Expresso BongoDirector, ProducerMovie
  38. 1959Yesterday's EnemyDirectorMovie
  39. 1958Further Up the CreekDirector, WriterMovie
  40. 1958Up the CreekWriter, DirectorMovie
  41. 1958The Camp on Blood IslandDirector, ScreenplayMovie
  42. 1957The Abominable SnowmanDirectorMovie
  43. 1957Quatermass 2Director, ScreenplayMovie
  44. 1957Carry On AdmiralDirector, ScreenplayMovie
  45. 1956The WeaponDirectorMovie
  46. 1956It's a Wonderful WorldDirector, WriterMovie
  47. 1956Women Without MenWriterMovie
  48. 1956Blonde BaitOriginal StoryMovie
  49. 1955They Can't Hang MeScreenplay, DirectorMovie
  50. 1955The Quatermass XperimentDirector, ScreenplayMovie
  51. 1955The Lyons in ParisDirector, WriterMovie
  52. 1955Break in the CircleDirector, WriterMovie
  53. 1954The Men of Sherwood ForestDirectorMovie
  54. 1954Dance Little LadyDirector, WriterMovie
  55. 1954Life with the LyonsDirectorMovie
  56. 1953The Runaway BusWriter, Director, ProducerMovie
  57. 1952Penny PrincessWriter, DirectorMovie
  58. 1951Another Man's PoisonWriterMovie
  59. 1951Mr. Drake's DuckDirector, WriterMovie
  60. 1951Happy Go LovelyScreenplayMovie
  61. 1950The Body Said No!Director, WriterMovie
  62. 1949Miss Pilgrim's ProgressDirector, WriterMovie
  63. 1949Murder at the WindmillWriter, DirectorMovie
  64. 1949Paper OrchidScreenplayMovie
  65. 1949Once Upon a DreamStoryMovie
  66. 1948William Comes to TownWriter, DirectorMovie
  67. 1947Just William's LuckDirector, ScreenplayMovie
  68. 1946Walking on AirWriterMovie
  69. 1945I'll Be Your SweetheartDirector, ScreenplayMovie
  70. 1944Give Us the MoonWriter, DirectorMovie
  71. 1944Bees in ParadiseDirector, WriterMovie
  72. 1943Miss London Ltd.Director, WriterMovie
  73. 1942King Arthur Was a GentlemanWriterMovie
  74. 1942Back-Room BoyScreenplay, Original StoryMovie
  75. 1942The Nose Has It!Director, WriterMovie
  76. 1941I Thank YouScreenplayMovie
  77. 1941Inspector Hornleigh Goes to ItWriterMovie
  78. 1941The Ghost TrainWriterMovie
  79. 1941GasbagsWriterMovie
  80. 1939Where's That FireWriterMovie
  81. 1939Ask a PolicemanScreenplayMovie
  82. 1938Convict 99WriterMovie
  83. 1937Oh, Mr. Porter!ScreenplayMovie
  84. 1937Good Morning, Boys!WriterMovie
  85. 1936All In!Dialogue, ScreenplayMovie
  86. 1936Public Nuisance No. 1WriterMovie
  87. 1932Old Spanish CustomersNewspaper reporterMovie
  88. 1932The Innocents of ChicagoGangsterMovie
  89. 1932The Maid of the MountainsParty GuestMovie