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Wolf Rilla

Known for

Directing

Born

March 16, 1920

Birthplace

Berlin, Germany

Died

October 19, 2005 (aged 85)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wolf Rilla (1920–2005) 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.

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Best known work

Village of the Damned
Village of the Damned
1960
Roadhouse Girl
Roadhouse Girl
1953
The Scamp
The Scamp
1957
Piccadilly Third Stop
Piccadilly Third Stop
1960
Witness in the Dark
Witness in the Dark
1959
Noose for a Lady
Noose for a Lady
1953
Cairo
Cairo
1963
Bachelor of Hearts
Bachelor of Hearts
1958
Secrets of a Door-to-Door Salesman
Secrets of a Door-to-Door Salesman
1973
The Large Rope
The Large Rope
1953

Filmography

  1. 1975

    Bedtime with Rosie

    Director

  2. 1973

  3. 1968

    Pax?

    Director

  4. 1963

    The World Ten Times Over

    Director, Writer

  5. 1963

    Cairo

    Director

  6. 1961

  7. 1960

  8. 1960

    Village of the Damned

    Director, Screenplay

  9. 1960

  10. 1959

  11. 1958

  12. 1957

    The Scamp

    Director, Writer

  13. 1956

    Armchair TheatreTV

    Director

  14. 1956

  15. 1955

  16. 1955

  17. 1955

    Stock Car

    Director

  18. 1954

  19. 1954

  20. 1953

  21. 1953

    Roadhouse Girl

    Director, Screenplay

  22. 1953

    Glad Tidings

    Director, Screenplay

  23. 1953

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