Person
Val Guest
Directing · 1911–2006 · London, England, UK
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
Space: 1999
Director
The Persuaders!
Director
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Director
The Adventurer
Director
Casino Royale
Additional Dialogue
Shillingbury Tales
Director
The Abominable Snowman
Director
Where the Spies Are
Screenplay
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
Director
Au Pair Girls
Director
Filmography
- 2025Prisoners in SpaceDirector
- 2008The Making of Casino Royale, 1967Self - Segment Director
- 1996A Century of Science FictionSelf
- 1994Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of HorrorThanks
- 1984In PossessionDirector
- 1984Child's PlayDirector
- 1984Mark of the DevilDirector
- 1984Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseDirector
- 1982The Boys in BlueDirector
- 1981Birds of ParadiseScreenplay
- 1981Shillingbury TalesDirector
- 1981Dangerous Davies: The Last DetectiveDirector
- 1980The Shillingbury BlowersDirector
- 1976The SwitchDirector
- 1976Killer ForceDirector
- 1975Space: 1999Director
- 1975Sporting ChanceDirector
- 1974Confessions of a Window CleanerDirector
- 1974Mission: Monte CarloWriter
- 1973The Persuaders!Director
- 1972The AdventurerDirector
- 1972Au Pair GirlsDirector
- 1971The Persuaders!Director
- 1970When Dinosaurs Ruled the EarthDirector
- 1970ToomorrowWriter
- 1968Assignment KScreenplay
- 1967Casino RoyaleAdditional Dialogue
- 1966Where the Spies AreScreenplay
- 1964The Beauty JungleDirector
- 196380,000 SuspectsDirector
- 1962JigsawDirector
- 1961The Day the Earth Caught FireDirector
- 1960The Full TreatmentScreenplay
- 1960Dentist in the ChairScreenplay
- 1960Hell Is a CityDirector
- 1960Life Is a CircusDirector
- 1959Expresso BongoDirector
- 1959Yesterday's EnemyDirector
- 1958Further Up the CreekDirector
- 1958Up the CreekWriter
- 1958The Camp on Blood IslandDirector
- 1957The Abominable SnowmanDirector
- 1957Quatermass 2Director
- 1957Carry On AdmiralDirector
- 1956The WeaponDirector
- 1956It's a Wonderful WorldDirector
- 1956Women Without MenWriter
- 1956Blonde BaitOriginal Story
- 1955They Can't Hang MeScreenplay
- 1955The Quatermass XperimentDirector
- 1955The Lyons in ParisDirector
- 1955Break in the CircleDirector
- 1954The Men of Sherwood ForestDirector
- 1954Dance Little LadyDirector
- 1954Life with the LyonsDirector
- 1953The Runaway BusWriter
- 1952Penny PrincessWriter
- 1951Another Man's PoisonWriter
- 1951Mr. Drake's DuckDirector
- 1951Happy Go LovelyScreenplay
- 1950The Body Said No!Director
- 1949Miss Pilgrim's ProgressDirector
- 1949Murder at the WindmillWriter
- 1949Paper OrchidScreenplay
- 1949Once Upon a DreamStory
- 1948William Comes to TownWriter
- 1947Just William's LuckDirector
- 1946Walking on AirWriter
- 1945I'll Be Your SweetheartDirector
- 1944Give Us the MoonWriter
- 1944Bees in ParadiseDirector
- 1943Miss London Ltd.Director
- 1942King Arthur Was a GentlemanWriter
- 1942Back-Room BoyScreenplay
- 1942The Nose Has It!Director
- 1941I Thank YouScreenplay
- 1941Inspector Hornleigh Goes to ItWriter
- 1941The Ghost TrainWriter
- 1941GasbagsWriter
- 1939Where's That FireWriter
- 1939Ask a PolicemanScreenplay
- 1938Convict 99Writer
- 1937Oh, Mr. Porter!Screenplay
- 1937Good Morning, Boys!Writer
- 1936All In!Dialogue
- 1936Public Nuisance No. 1Writer
- 1932Old Spanish CustomersNewspaper reporter
- 1932The Innocents of ChicagoGangster
- 1932The Maid of the MountainsParty Guest
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