Movies directed by John Guillermin

Town on Trial (1957)

95 mins     Thriller      

There are certain actor's names which have a certain weight about them, that any movie they appear in you expect to be good or at least not terrible. "Town on Trial" doesn't have one name but for me two as it stars John Mills...

I Was Monty's Double (1958)

101 mins     Drama, War      

If you live in Britain and watch a bit of daytime TV there is a good chance you will have seen "I Was Monty's Double" show up on the TV schedule as it seems to be on just about every over month. But that isn't a complaint bec...

Guns at Batasi (1964)

103 mins     Drama      

With an image of John Leyton brandishing a machine gun on its cover it would be easy to mistake "Guns at Batasi" as a war movie especially when you see it stars many an actor who appeared in numerous British war movies over t...

The Bridge at Remagen (1969)

115 mins     Drama, War      

"The Bridge at Remagen" aims to be a clever movie all about the futility of war and it tries to be clever by using this unimportant bridge as a metaphor for that futility. It is a nice idea and in truth gives this typical 196...

The Towering Inferno (1974)

165 mins     Action , Disaster, Drama, Thriller      

Based upon the books "The Glass Inferno" and "The Tower", "The Towering Inferno" despite being over 35 years old is still one of the best disaster movies ever made. Lead by Paul Newman and Steve McQueen as well as featuring a...

King Kong (1976)

134 mins     Adventure , Fantasy, Romance      

This 1976 version of "King Kong" is probably one of the most derided movies in cinema's long history yet in truth it isn't that bad. Oh don't get me wrong as it is still bad; the special effects are bad, the dialogue is bad, ...

King Kong Lives (1986)

105 mins     Action , Adventure      

King Kong Lives (1986) after being fitted with an artificial heart King Kong breaks free when he sense a giant female ape is nearby as one had been found to give him a blood transfusion prior to surgery...