Wolf Rilla
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Wolf Rilla was a film director and writer of German
background, although he worked mainly in English.
He worked on both versions of Village of the Damned
, in the first as director and in the second as a writer.
he wrote many influential books for students. the Writer and the Screen: On Writing for Film and Television and the A to Z of Movie Making.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
background, although he worked mainly in English.
He worked on both versions of Village of the Damned
Village of the Damned
Village of the Damned may refer to:* Village of the Damned * Village of the Damned , the 1995 remake* The Midwich Cuckoos, the John Wyndham novel on which the movies are based...
, in the first as director and in the second as a writer.
he wrote many influential books for students. the Writer and the Screen: On Writing for Film and Television and the A to Z of Movie Making.
Filmography
- Noose for a LadyNoose for a LadyNoose for a Lady is a 1953 British crime film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Dennis Price, Rona Anderson and Ronald Howard. An amateur detective races against time to clear the name of his cousin, who is accused of murdering her husband. It is based on the novel Whispering Woman by Gerald...
(1953) - Glad TIdings (1953)
- The Large RopeThe Large RopeThe Large Rope is a 1953 British crime film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Donald Houston, Susan Shaw and Robert Brown...
(1953) - Marilyn (1954)
- The Black RiderThe Black Rider (film)The Black Rider is a 1954 British thriller film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Jimmy Hanley, Rona Anderson and Leslie Dwyer. A gang of smugglers use a haunted castle as their base, detering curious locals by pretending to be ghosts.-Cast:...
(1954) - Stock Car (1954)
- The Blue Peter (1955)
- Pacific DestinyPacific DestinyPacific Destiny is a 1956 British drama film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Denholm Elliott, Susan Stephen and Michael Horden. In the colonial era, a young British couple win the respect of the inhabitants of a South Pacific island. It was based on the memoirs of Sir Arthur Grimble.-Cast:*...
(1956) - The End of the Road (1957)
- The ScampThe ScampThe Scamp is a 1957 British drama film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Richard Attenborough, Colin Petersen, and Dorothy Alison.-Cast:* Richard Attenborough as Stephen Leigh* Dorothy Alison as Barbara Leigh* Colin Petersen as Tod Dawson...
(1957) - Bachelor of Hearts (1958)
- Jessy (1959)
- Witness in the Dark (1959)
- Die zornigen jungen Männer (1960)
- Village of the DamnedVillage of the Damned (1960 film)Village of the Damned is a 1960 British science fiction film by German director Wolf Rilla. The film is a fairly faithful adaptation of the novel The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham. The lead role of Professor Gordon Zellaby was played by George Sanders. This film was #92 on Bravo's 100 Scariest...
(1960) - Piccadilly Third StopPiccadilly Third StopPiccadilly Third Stop is a 1960 British thriller film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Terence Morgan, Yoko Tani, William Hartnell and Dennis Price...
(1960) - Watch it, Sailor!Watch it, Sailor!Watch it, Sailor! is a 1961 British comedy film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Dennis Price, Liz Fraser and Irene Handl. A salior returns home to marry his fiancee, but runs into a series of farcial situations.-Cast:...
(1961) - The World Ten Times OverThe World Ten Times OverThe World Ten Times Over is a 1963 British drama film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Sylvia Syms, Edward Judd and William Hartnell. The film depicts the lives of two prostitutes working in the Soho area of London.-Cast:* Sylvia Syms ... Billa...
(1963) - Cairo (1963)
- Pax? (1968)
- Secrets of a Door-to-Door Salesman (1973)
- Bedtime with RosieBedtime with RosieBedtime with Rosie is a 1975 British comedy-drama film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Una Stubbs, Ivor Burgoyne and Diana Dors. A pregnant single woman on her way to the Netherlands stays with her Aunt, while there she begins to strike up a relationship with her aunt's lodger, a reclusive...
(1975)