The Day the Earth Caught Fire
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Val Guest (born Valmond Maurice Grossman; 11 December 1911 – 10 May 2006) was an English film director and screenwriter. Beginning as a writer (and later director) of comedy films, he is best known for his work for Hammer, for whom he directed 14 films, and for his science fiction films.
Val Guest (1911-2006) was a prolific and versatile filmmaker who wrote and directed various genres, including science-fiction, comedy, and spy thrillers. He worked on classics such as The Quatermass Xperiment, Casino Royale, and The Day the Earth Caught Fire.
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Val Guest was a versatile British filmmaker who wrote, directed, produced and acted in various genres. He is best known for his science fiction classics, such as The Quatermass Xperiment and The Day the Earth Caught Fire.
- December 11, 1911
- May 10, 2006
By Dennis McLellan. May 22, 2006 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. Val Guest, the versatile British director and screenwriter who directed the science-fiction classics “The Quatermass Xperiment”...
May 27, 2006 · May 27, 2006. Val Guest, a prolific British filmmaker known for writing and directing a spate of genre films, some of them remarkably good and some of them remarkably bad, died on May 10 in...
May 10, 2006 · Val Guest (1911-2006) was a prolific and versatile filmmaker who worked in various genres, from comedy to sci-fi. He is best known for his Hammer films such as The Quatermass Xperiment and The Day the Earth Caught Fire.
Feb 11, 2022 · By Ralph McLean. February 11, 2022 at 1:00AM GMT. Val Guest. TO MANY, Val Guest was the definition of a journeyman director. However, such a label, while understandable given his prolific...
