Directing
Val Guest
- Titles
- 85movies5TV shows
- Career
Active from 1936 to 2025, with a break from 1985 to 2024, with up to 4 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 61titles as director
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
The Day the Earth Caught Fire80/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.6average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.4average 3.6
- Mystery5.4average 4.1
- Scare3.1average 2.6
- Crime4.2average 3.7
- Politics3.1average 2.6
- Tension6.5average 6.1
- Wit & Wordplay4.0average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.7, average 5.2
- Family Dynamics2.6, average 4.7
- Coming of Age1.3, average 2.9
- Pathos3.8, average 5.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 4
- Nostalgic 3
- Historical Drama 3
- British Crime Drama 2
- Intriguing Plot 2
- British Comedy 2
- Family-Friendly 2
- Cold War Era 2
- Psychological Intrigue 2
- Atmospheric 2
- Lighthearted Entertainment 2
- Classic British Comedy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- BBill LennyEditorCasino Royale, Where the Spies Are, The Day the Earth Caught Fire, Confessions of a Window Cleaner, Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective, +11 more
Reginald BeckwithActorThe Day the Earth Caught Fire, The Men of Sherwood Forest, Another Man's Poison, Break in the Circle, Mr. Drake's Duck, +7 more- MMarriott EdgarWriterOh, Mr. Porter!, Where's That Fire, Ask a Policeman, King Arthur Was a Gentleman, The Ghost Train, +7 more
Marcel VarnelDirectorOh, Mr. Porter!, Where's That Fire, Public Nuisance No. 1, Ask a Policeman, King Arthur Was a Gentleman, +5 more
Yolande DonlanActorMr. Drake's Duck, They Can't Hang Me, Expresso Bongo, Miss Pilgrim's Progress, Jigsaw, +3 more- AArthur GrantCinematographerWhere the Spies Are, Hell Is a City, The Abominable Snowman, Yesterday's Enemy, Jigsaw, +3 more
Moore MarriottActorOh, Mr. Porter!, Where's That Fire, Ask a Policeman, Back-Room Boy, I Thank You, +2 more
Arthur AskeyActorKing Arthur Was a Gentleman, The Ghost Train, Back-Room Boy, Bees in Paradise, I Thank You, +2 more- RR. E. DearingEditorGive Us the Moon, Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It, Ask a Policeman, Back-Room Boy, Bees in Paradise, +2 more
Jon PertweeActorMr. Drake's Duck, The Boys in Blue, Miss Pilgrim's Progress, Murder at the Windmill, The Body Said No!, +1 more
Garry MarshActorPaper Orchid, William Comes to Town, Miss Pilgrim's Progress, Murder at the Windmill, I'll Be Your Sweetheart, +1 more
Graham MoffattActorOh, Mr. Porter!, Where's That Fire, Ask a Policeman, Back-Room Boy, I Thank You, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
81960s
6 titles · average score 61
45
Where the Spies Are (1966)
Producer, Director
56
The Beauty Jungle (1964)
Director, Screenplay
57
80,000 Suspects (1963)
Director, Screenplay
79
Jigsaw (1962)
Producer, Screenplay
80
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
Writer, Director
51
The Full Treatment (1960)
Director, Screenplay
1950s
2 titles · average score 55
46
Expresso Bongo (1959)
Director, Producer
64
The Runaway Bus (1953)
Writer, Director