Directing
Val Guest
- Titles
- 88movies5TV shows
- Career
Active from 1936 to 2025, with a break from 1985 to 2024, busiest in 1984 with 7 main titles.
- Directed
- 64titles as director
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
The Day the Earth Caught Fire80/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.2average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.0average 3.6
- Mystery5.5average 4.1
- Scare3.5average 2.6
- Tension6.7average 6.1
- Crime4.3average 3.7
- Uncanny3.1average 2.5
- Politics3.0average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.8, average 5.2
- Family Dynamics2.6, average 4.7
- Coming of Age1.4, average 2.9
- Pathos4.0, average 5.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 4
- Nostalgic 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Mystery 3
- Action-Packed 2
- Intriguing Plot 2
- Cold War Era 2
- Mystery Thriller 2
- Ensemble Cast 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Lighthearted Entertainment 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- BBill LennyEditorCasino Royale, Confessions of a Window Cleaner, Where the Spies Are, The Day the Earth Caught Fire, The Abominable Snowman, +11 more
- MMarriott EdgarWriterAsk a Policeman, The Ghost Train, Oh, Mr. Porter!, Where's That Fire, King Arthur Was a Gentleman, +7 more
Reginald BeckwithActorThe Day the Earth Caught Fire, The Men of Sherwood Forest, Break in the Circle, Another Man's Poison, Dentist in the Chair, +6 more
Marcel VarnelDirectorAsk a Policeman, Oh, Mr. Porter!, Where's That Fire, King Arthur Was a Gentleman, I Thank You, +5 more- AArthur GrantCinematographerWhere the Spies Are, Hell Is a City, The Abominable Snowman, Yesterday's Enemy, Jigsaw, +3 more
Arthur AskeyActorThe Ghost Train, King Arthur Was a Gentleman, I Thank You, Bees in Paradise, The Nose Has It!, +2 more
Moore MarriottActorAsk a Policeman, Oh, Mr. Porter!, Where's That Fire, I Thank You, Convict 99, +2 more
Yolande DonlanActorMr. Drake's Duck, They Can't Hang Me, Jigsaw, Expresso Bongo, 80,000 Suspects, +2 more- RR. E. DearingEditorAsk a Policeman, Give Us the Moon, Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It, Bees in Paradise, Convict 99, +2 more
Graham MoffattActorAsk a Policeman, Oh, Mr. Porter!, Where's That Fire, I Thank You, Convict 99, +1 more
Garry MarshActorPaper Orchid, William Comes to Town, Murder at the Windmill, I'll Be Your Sweetheart, Just William's Luck, +1 more
Stanley BlackComposerHell Is a City, The Day the Earth Caught Fire, Mission: Monte Carlo, Further Up the Creek, The Full Treatment, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
59Upcoming
1 title
2020s
1 title
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1980s
9 titles · average score 60
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1970s
8 titles · average score 40
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1960s
10 titles · average score 60
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1950s
21 titles · average score 60
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58
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1940s
9 titles · average score 59
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