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 science-fiction, comedy, thriller and adventure movies. He also worked as an actor, producer and journalist, and was married to actress Yolande Donlan.
- January 1, 1
- Maida Vale, London, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- Palm Springs, California, USA
Val Guest was a versatile British filmmaker who wrote, directed, produced, acted and composed for various genres and studios. He is best known for his science fiction classics The Quatermass Xperiment and The Day the Earth Caught Fire.
- December 11, 1911
- May 10, 2006
Val Guest, the versatile British director and screenwriter who directed the science-fiction classics “The Quatermass Xperiment” and “The Day the Earth Caught Fire,” has died. He was 94.
May 10, 2006 · Val Guest (1911-2006) was a prolific and versatile filmmaker who worked in various genres, from comedy to sci-fi. He directed classics such as The Quatermass Xperiment, Casino Royale, and Space: 1999.
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 Palm Desert,...
Feb 11, 2022 · TO MANY, Val Guest was the definition of a journeyman director. However, such a label, while understandable given his prolific cinematic output, feels like he's being damned with faint...
