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Val Guest

Writer, director and producer · Died May 10, 2006, aged 94 · London, England, UK

​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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 11, 1911
Died
May 10, 2006 (aged 94)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Writer, director and producer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 87 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 32% in 30 days

What are Val Guest's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
36%
Survival
17%
Self
16%
Bonds
13%
Power
10%
Ideas
6%
Society
2%
Survival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 11 · Serious 5 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 11 · Intense 6

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 17 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Dread
7
Joyful
5
Warm
7
Thrilling
4
Other
14

How their films linger

Fun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Val Guest's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Val Guest's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

87 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Prisoners in Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror(1994)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • In Possession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • Child's Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Mark of the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • The Boys in Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Birds of Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Screenplay

  • Shillingbury Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective(1981)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Shillingbury Blowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • The Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Killer Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Space: 1999(1975)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Sporting Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Confessions of a Window Cleaner(1974)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Mission: Monte Carlo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Writer

  • The Persuaders! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • The Adventurer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

  • Au Pair Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Persuaders!(1971)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth(1970)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Toomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Writer

  • Assignment K (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Casino Royale(1967)

    Director · Additional Dialogue · Writer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Where the Spies Are(1965)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Beauty Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • 80,000 Suspects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Jigsaw(1962)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Day the Earth Caught Fire(1961)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Full Treatment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Dentist in the Chair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay

  • Hell Is a City(1960)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Life Is a Circus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director · Writer

  • Expresso Bongo(1959)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Yesterday's Enemy(1959)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Further Up the Creek(1958)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Up the Creek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director · Writer

  • The Camp on Blood Island(1958)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Abominable Snowman(1957)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Quatermass 2(1957)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Carry On Admiral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Weapon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • It's a Wonderful World(1956)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Women Without Men(1956)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Blonde Bait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Original Story

  • They Can't Hang Me(1955)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Quatermass Xperiment(1955)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Lyons in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director · Writer

  • Break in the Circle(1955)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Men of Sherwood Forest(1954)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Dance Little Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director · Writer

  • Life with the Lyons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • The Runaway Bus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Penny Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director · Writer

  • Another Man's Poison(1951)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Drake's Duck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director · Writer

  • Happy Go Lovely(1951)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Body Said No! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · Writer

  • Miss Pilgrim's Progress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director · Writer

  • Murder at the Windmill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director · Writer

  • Paper Orchid(1949)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Once Upon a Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Story

  • William Comes to Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director · Writer

  • Just William's Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Walking on Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Writer

  • I'll Be Your Sweetheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Give Us the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director · Writer

  • Bees in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director · Writer

  • Miss London Ltd. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director · Writer

  • King Arthur Was a Gentleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Writer

  • Back-Room Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Original Story · Screenplay

  • The Nose Has It! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director · Writer

  • I Thank You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Screenplay

  • Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Writer

  • The Ghost Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Writer

  • Gasbags (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Writer

  • Where's That Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Writer

  • Ask a Policeman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Screenplay

  • Convict 99 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Writer

  • Oh, Mr. Porter! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

  • Good Morning, Boys! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Writer

  • All In! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Dialogue · Screenplay

  • Public Nuisance No. 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Writer

  • Old Spanish Customers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Newspaper reporter

  • The Innocents of Chicago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Gangster

  • The Maid of the Mountains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Party Guest

Career shape

A full career of 87 titles from 1932 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Casino Royale (1967)

$2.8K worldwide

Highest rated

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Casino Royale (1967)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 87: 3 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting60 of 87: 17 only directing, 43 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thWriting64 of 87: 23 only writing, 41 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thProducing8 of 87: 0 only producing, 8 with another roleOther crew2 of 87: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

87 titles, 43 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 41 of them.

By decade

1930s10 · 3 acting · 7 crew1940s18 · crew1950s25 · crew1960s11 · crew1970s12 · crew1980s9 · crew1990s1 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Val Guest's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 24; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director, writer

Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)

72nd percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

The Persuaders! (1971)

Midcredits 90th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 56/100 and the plot and story 53/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Val Guest's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Val Guest work with?

People who share at least 2 of Val Guest's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bill Lenny shares the most, 10.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers