Val Guest

Val Guest

DirectorActorCrewWriterProducer Dec 11 (died age 94) London, England, UK 1932–2025 (93 year career)
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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

Filmography

Crew (136)

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Movies (130)

Prisoners in Space

Prisoners in Space

2025

Director

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

1994

Thanks

7.3
Mark of the Devil

Mark of the Devil

1984

Director

4.0
In Possession

In Possession

1984

Director

8.0
Child's Play

Child's Play

1984

Director

7.0
The Boys in Blue

The Boys in Blue

1982

Director

5.2
The Boys in Blue

The Boys in Blue

1982

Screenplay

5.2
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

1981

Director

5.9
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

1981

Screenplay

5.9
Birds of Paradise

Birds of Paradise

1981

Screenplay

The Shillingbury Blowers

The Shillingbury Blowers

1980

Director

7.0
The Switch

The Switch

1976

Director

Killer Force

Killer Force

1976

Director

5.2
Killer Force

Killer Force

1976

Screenplay

5.2
Sporting Chance

Sporting Chance

1975

Director

6.0
Mission: Monte Carlo

Mission: Monte Carlo

1974

Writer

5.9
Confessions of a Window Cleaner

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

1974

Director

4.9
Confessions of a Window Cleaner

Confessions of a Window Cleaner

1974

Screenplay

4.9
The Persuaders!

The Persuaders!

1973

Director

8.2
Au Pair Girls

Au Pair Girls

1972

Director

4.5
Au Pair Girls

Au Pair Girls

1972

Screenplay

4.5
Toomorrow

Toomorrow

1970

Director

3.9
Toomorrow

Toomorrow

1970

Writer

3.9
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

1970

Director

6.1
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

1970

Writer

6.1
Assignment K

Assignment K

1968

Director

5.9
Assignment K

Assignment K

1968

Screenplay

5.9
Casino Royale

Casino Royale

1967

Additional Dialogue

5.3
Casino Royale

Casino Royale

1967

Director

5.3
Where the Spies Are

Where the Spies Are

1966

Director

5.2
Where the Spies Are

Where the Spies Are

1966

Producer

5.2
Where the Spies Are

Where the Spies Are

1966

Screenplay

5.2
The Beauty Jungle

The Beauty Jungle

1964

Director

4.7
The Beauty Jungle

The Beauty Jungle

1964

Producer

4.7
The Beauty Jungle

The Beauty Jungle

1964

Screenplay

4.7
80,000 Suspects

80,000 Suspects

1963

Director

6.9
80,000 Suspects

80,000 Suspects

1963

Producer

6.9
80,000 Suspects

80,000 Suspects

1963

Screenplay

6.9
Jigsaw

Jigsaw

1962

Director

7.3
Jigsaw

Jigsaw

1962

Producer

7.3
Jigsaw

Jigsaw

1962

Screenplay

7.3
The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

1961

Director

6.8
The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

1961

Producer

6.8
The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

1961

Writer

6.8
The Full Treatment

The Full Treatment

1960

Director

6.1
The Full Treatment

The Full Treatment

1960

Producer

6.1
The Full Treatment

The Full Treatment

1960

Screenplay

6.1
Dentist in the Chair

Dentist in the Chair

1960

Screenplay

5.9
Hell Is a City

Hell Is a City

1960

Director

6.5
Hell Is a City

Hell Is a City

1960

Screenplay

6.5
Life Is a Circus

Life Is a Circus

1960

Director

6.0
Life Is a Circus

Life Is a Circus

1960

Writer

6.0
Yesterday's Enemy

Yesterday's Enemy

1959

Director

7.2
Expresso Bongo

Expresso Bongo

1959

Director

5.1
Expresso Bongo

Expresso Bongo

1959

Producer

5.1
The Camp on Blood Island

The Camp on Blood Island

1958

Director

6.6
The Camp on Blood Island

The Camp on Blood Island

1958

Screenplay

6.6
Up the Creek

Up the Creek

1958

Director

5.5
Up the Creek

Up the Creek

1958

Writer

5.5
Further Up the Creek

Further Up the Creek

1958

Director

6.0
Further Up the Creek

Further Up the Creek

1958

Writer

6.0
Carry On Admiral

Carry On Admiral

1957

Director

6.0
Carry On Admiral

Carry On Admiral

1957

Screenplay

6.0
Quatermass 2

Quatermass 2

1957

Director

6.4
Quatermass 2

Quatermass 2

1957

Screenplay

6.4
The Abominable Snowman

The Abominable Snowman

1957

Director

6.2
It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

1956

Director

5.3
It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

1956

Writer

5.3
Women Without Men

Women Without Men

1956

Writer

6.0
The Weapon

The Weapon

1956

Director

5.9
Blonde Bait

Blonde Bait

1956

Original Story

4.8
The Lyons in Paris

The Lyons in Paris

1955

Director

3.5
The Lyons in Paris

The Lyons in Paris

1955

Writer

3.5
The Quatermass Xperiment

The Quatermass Xperiment

1955

Director

6.5
The Quatermass Xperiment

The Quatermass Xperiment

1955

Screenplay

6.5
They Can't Hang Me

They Can't Hang Me

1955

Director

6.8
They Can't Hang Me

They Can't Hang Me

1955

Screenplay

6.8
Break in the Circle

Break in the Circle

1955

Director

5.0
Break in the Circle

Break in the Circle

1955

Writer

5.0
Life with the Lyons

Life with the Lyons

1954

Director

6.0
The Men of Sherwood Forest

The Men of Sherwood Forest

1954

Director

6.6
Dance Little Lady

Dance Little Lady

1954

Director

7.0
Dance Little Lady

Dance Little Lady

1954

Writer

7.0
The Runaway Bus

The Runaway Bus

1953

Director

5.9
The Runaway Bus

The Runaway Bus

1953

Producer

5.9
The Runaway Bus

The Runaway Bus

1953

Writer

5.9
Penny Princess

Penny Princess

1952

Director

6.4
Penny Princess

Penny Princess

1952

Writer

6.4
Another Man's Poison

Another Man's Poison

1951

Writer

6.8
Happy Go Lovely

Happy Go Lovely

1951

Screenplay

5.9
Mr. Drake's Duck

Mr. Drake's Duck

1951

Director

5.3
Mr. Drake's Duck

Mr. Drake's Duck

1951

Writer

5.3
The Body Said No!

The Body Said No!

1950

Director

The Body Said No!

The Body Said No!

1950

Writer

Murder at the Windmill

Murder at the Windmill

1949

Director

6.0
Murder at the Windmill

Murder at the Windmill

1949

Writer

6.0
Paper Orchid

Paper Orchid

1949

Screenplay

4.0
Once Upon a Dream

Once Upon a Dream

1949

Story

6.0
Miss Pilgrim's Progress

Miss Pilgrim's Progress

1949

Director

6.0
Miss Pilgrim's Progress

Miss Pilgrim's Progress

1949

Writer

6.0
William Comes to Town

William Comes to Town

1948

Director

William Comes to Town

William Comes to Town

1948

Writer

Just William's Luck

Just William's Luck

1947

Director

7.0
Just William's Luck

Just William's Luck

1947

Screenplay

7.0
Walking on Air

Walking on Air

1946

Writer

I'll Be Your Sweetheart

I'll Be Your Sweetheart

1945

Director

5.0
I'll Be Your Sweetheart

I'll Be Your Sweetheart

1945

Screenplay

5.0
Give Us the Moon

Give Us the Moon

1944

Director

6.2
Give Us the Moon

Give Us the Moon

1944

Writer

6.2
Bees in Paradise

Bees in Paradise

1944

Director

5.6
Bees in Paradise

Bees in Paradise

1944

Writer

5.6
Miss London Ltd.

Miss London Ltd.

1943

Director

5.5
Miss London Ltd.

Miss London Ltd.

1943

Writer

5.5
King Arthur Was a Gentleman

King Arthur Was a Gentleman

1942

Writer

5.6
The Nose Has It!

The Nose Has It!

1942

Director

The Nose Has It!

The Nose Has It!

1942

Writer

Back-Room Boy

Back-Room Boy

1942

Original Story

6.5
Back-Room Boy

Back-Room Boy

1942

Screenplay

6.5
Gasbags

Gasbags

1941

Writer

5.5
The Ghost Train

The Ghost Train

1941

Writer

6.0
I Thank You

I Thank You

1941

Screenplay

7.3
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It

Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It

1941

Writer

7.3
Where's That Fire

Where's That Fire

1939

Writer

7.2
Ask a Policeman

Ask a Policeman

1939

Screenplay

7.4
Convict 99

Convict 99

1938

Writer

6.8
Good Morning, Boys!

Good Morning, Boys!

1937

Writer

7.1
Oh, Mr. Porter!

Oh, Mr. Porter!

1937

Screenplay

7.0
All In!

All In!

1936

Dialogue

All In!

All In!

1936

Screenplay

Public Nuisance No. 1

Public Nuisance No. 1

1936

Writer

7.3