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