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Val Guest

Director

Val Guest

Born December 11, 1911 in London, England, UKDied May 10, 200655 films

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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.

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The Day the Earth Caught Fire posterFirst watchThe Day the Earth Caught Fire19616.8British reporters suspect an international cover-up of a global disaster in progress... and they're right. Hysterical panic has engulfed the world after the United States and the Soviet…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Quatermass Xperiment poster6.5The Quatermass Xperiment1955Casino Royale poster5.2Casino Royale1967Quatermass 2 poster6.4Quatermass 21957The Abominable Snowman poster6.2The Abominable Snowman1957When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth poster6.1When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth1970

Filmography

55 films as director
  1. 2025Prisoners in SpaceDirector
  2. 1984In PossessionDirector
  3. 1984Child's PlayDirector
  4. 1984Mark of the DevilDirector
  5. 1982The Boys in BlueDirector
  6. 1981Dangerous Davies: The Last DetectiveDirector
  7. 1980The Shillingbury BlowersDirector
  8. 1976The SwitchDirector
  9. 1976Killer ForceDirector
  10. 1975Sporting ChanceDirector
  11. 1974Confessions of a Window CleanerDirector
  12. 1973The Persuaders!Director
  13. 1972Au Pair GirlsDirector
  14. 1970When Dinosaurs Ruled the EarthDirector
  15. 1970ToomorrowDirector
  16. 1968Assignment KDirector
  17. 1967Casino RoyaleDirector
  18. 1966Where the Spies AreDirector
  19. 1964The Beauty JungleDirector
  20. 196380,000 SuspectsDirector
  21. 1962JigsawDirector
  22. 1961The Day the Earth Caught FireDirector
  23. 1960The Full TreatmentDirector
  24. 1960Hell Is a CityDirector
  25. 1960Life Is a CircusDirector
  26. 1959Expresso BongoDirector
  27. 1959Yesterday's EnemyDirector
  28. 1958Further Up the CreekDirector
  29. 1958Up the CreekDirector
  30. 1958The Camp on Blood IslandDirector
  31. 1957The Abominable SnowmanDirector
  32. 1957Quatermass 2Director
  33. 1957Carry On AdmiralDirector
  34. 1956The WeaponDirector
  35. 1956It's a Wonderful WorldDirector
  36. 1955They Can't Hang MeDirector
  37. 1955The Quatermass XperimentDirector
  38. 1955The Lyons in ParisDirector
  39. 1955Break in the CircleDirector
  40. 1954The Men of Sherwood ForestDirector
  41. 1954Dance Little LadyDirector
  42. 1954Life with the LyonsDirector
  43. 1953The Runaway BusDirector
  44. 1952Penny PrincessDirector
  45. 1951Mr. Drake's DuckDirector
  46. 1950The Body Said No!Director
  47. 1949Miss Pilgrim's ProgressDirector
  48. 1949Murder at the WindmillDirector
  49. 1948William Comes to TownDirector
  50. 1947Just William's LuckDirector
  51. 1945I'll Be Your SweetheartDirector
  52. 1944Give Us the MoonDirector
  53. 1944Bees in ParadiseDirector
  54. 1943Miss London Ltd.Director
  55. 1942The Nose Has It!Director