John Guillermin

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John Guillermin (born 11 November 1925) is a British film director, writer, and producer who was most active in big budget, action adventure movies throughout his lengthy career. He was born in London and attended Cambridge University. His more famous films include I Was Monty's Double (1958), Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959), Tarzan Goes to India (1962), The Waltz of the Toreadors (1962), The Blue Max (1966), The Bridge at Remagen (1969), The Towering Inferno (1974), King Kong (1976), Death on the Nile (1978) and King Kong Lives (1986). From the 1980s he worked on much less prestigious projects, and his final films consisted of lower budgeted theatrical releases and made-for-TV movies. Guillermin also directed fifteen episodes of the late-1950s sitcom The Adventures of Aggie.

Most Popular John Guillermin Trailers

Total trailers found: 39

Four Days Trailer (1951)

01 October 1951

A melodrama adapted from a play concerning the neglected wife of a financially embarrassed business man.

Operation Diplomat Trailer (1953)

01 December 1953

A physician is forced to operate on a mystery figure under shady circumstances.

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England Trailer (1960)

04 September 1960

London at the turn of the century. Three men are on a mission from the IRA to steal all the gold in the vaults of the Bank of England.

El Condor Trailer (1970)

19 June 1970

Luke, an escaped convict, and Jaroo, a loner gold prospector, team up with a band of Apache Indians in 19th century Mexico to capture a large, heavily armed fortress for the millions -- or billions -- of dollars in gold that are rumored to be stored within.

Torment Trailer (1950)

03 February 1950

A story of two brothers, both writers of crime novels, one a fine, upstanding gentleman and the other a moody, neurotic, psychopath.

Strange Stories Trailer (1953)

01 January 1953

'Strange Stories' consists of two stories, 'The Strange Mr Bartleby' and 'The Strange Journey'. The stories were sometimes shown individually on television.

Death on the Nile Trailer (1978)

29 September 1978

As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board and every elegant passenger becomes a prime suspect.

The Blue Max Trailer (1966)

21 June 1966

A young pilot in the German air force of 1918, disliked as lower-class and unchivalrous, tries ambitiously to earn the medal offered for 20 kills.

The Towering Inferno Trailer (1974)

14 December 1974

At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.

King Kong Trailer (1976)

08 September 1976

An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.

Mr. Patman Trailer (1981)

22 April 1981

Women, patients and paranoia surround an Irish night-shift orderly in a Canadian mental ward.

Thunderstorm Trailer (1956)

06 February 1956

A luminously beautiful, provocative young woman is rescued near a small fishing village on the Spanish coast.

Sheena Trailer (1984)

17 August 1984

Sheena's parents are killed while on Safari. She is raised by the mystical witch woman of an African tribe.

Guns at Batasi Trailer (1964)

30 October 1964

An anachronistic martinet RSM on a remote Colonial African army caught in a local coup d'etat must use his experience to defend those in his care.

Adventure in the Hopfields Trailer (1954)

06 June 1954

A little girl accidentally breaks her mother's favourite ornament and goes hop-picking to replace it.

The Whole Truth Trailer (1958)

29 July 1958

On the French Riviera, movie producer Max Poulton is on location shooting a film starring his lover, Gina Bertini.

King Kong Lives Trailer (1986)

16 December 1986

After falling from the Twin Towers, Kong lies in a coma for ten years. When his heart begins to fail, scientists engineer an artificial heart, and a giant female ape is captured to serve as a source for a blood transfusion.

The Bridge at Remagen Trailer (1969)

25 June 1969

In March of 1945, as the War in Europe is coming to a close, fighting erupts between German and American troops at the last remaining bridgehead across the Rhine.

Miss Robin Hood Trailer (1952)

12 November 1952

In this delightful fantasy adventure, a mild-mannered writer of adventure stories for girls finds himself presented with an intriguing proposition from an elderly fan.

Smart Alec Trailer (1951)

01 March 1951

A young artist plots "the perfect murder" in order to inherit his wealthy uncle's fortune.

Melody in the Dark Trailer (1949)

25 July 1949

When an actress inherits a spooky old house and uses it for rehearsals with her theatre company, they are troubled with "ghosts.

Shaft in Africa Trailer (1973)

20 June 1973

Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.

Two on the Tiles Trailer (1951)

01 September 1951

A married couple both face temptations while separated for a few days. The husband meets an attractive female fellow traveler in Paris while the wife accidentally spends a night aboard a Royal Navy ship with a male friend after she is stranded following a party.

Rapture Trailer (1965)

23 August 1965

Agnes, a lonely teenage girl, and her father befriend an escaped convict, named Joseph, who arrives at their farm in Brittany, France.

Skyjacked Trailer (1972)

24 May 1972

A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 and demands to be taken to Russia.

High Jinks in Society Trailer (1949)

01 December 1949

After foiling a robbery, Ben, a window cleaner is hired by Lady Barr-Nunn to guard her valuables. A comedy based on class divisions and snobbery.

Tarzan's Greatest Adventure Trailer (1959)

17 June 1959

The greatest adventure of jungle king Tarzan. Four British villains raid a settlement to obtain explosives for use in a diamond mine.

Bless 'em all Trailer (1949)

11 July 1949

AWOL for more than half a century, but now back on parade, this cheery army comedy is a showcase for variety star Hal Monty and a young Max Bygraves.

I Was Monty's Double Trailer (1958)

21 October 1958

The incredible but true story of how an impersonator was recruited to impersonate General Montgomery to mislead the Germans about his intentions before the North Africa campaign.

Town on Trial Trailer (1957)

22 January 1957

When an attractive young girl is murdered, suspicion falls on several members of the local tennis club.

The Crowded Day Trailer (1954)

01 October 1954

One day in the lives and loves of the staff in a large department store.

The Tracker Trailer (1988)

26 March 1988

After a series of vicious crimes by a renegade group of cowboys, led by "Red Jack" Stilwell, a legendary tracker, Noble Adams is pulled out of retirement to capture Stilwell, dead or alive.

House of Cards Trailer (1968)

16 September 1968

In 1960s Paris, an American boxer stumbles upon an international fascist conspiracy that aims to create a new world order.

P.J. Trailer (1968)

27 March 1968

Reluctant New York City private eye P.J. Detweiler is hired as a bodyguard to protect Maureen Preble, the mistress of shady millionaire William Orbison.

Never Let Go Trailer (1960)

02 June 1960

John Cummings, an unsuccessful cosmetics salesman, has his unpaid-for car stolen by one of the hoods in the employ of Lionel Meadows, the sadistic organizer of a London car conversion racket.

Bachelor in Paris Trailer (1952)

10 February 1952

An archetypal Englishman returns from a jaunt abroad to face a dastardly foreign count in a screwball duel for the hand of a beautiful mademoiselle.

Tarzan Goes to India Trailer (1962)

01 July 1962

Summoned by an Indian princess, Tarzan travels to India where hundreds of wild elephants are in danger.

Waltz of the Toreadors Trailer (1962)

12 April 1962

General Fitzhugh, an ageing Lothario has an over-active eye for a pretty woman. Despite a long and satisfying career as a seducer extraordinaire, something always seems to get in the way of his bedding the breathtakingly lovely Ghislaine, a more-than-willing town local.

Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette Trailer (1978)

29 September 1978

Featurette documenting the making of the film "Death On The Nile".