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Never Let Go review by droog from

Johnny did come marching home 29 April 2011
... Law'. The fight scene near the end was one of the best seen in a British film. John Guillermin directed pacily,telling the story economically without frills in a way typical ... Read customer review

John Guillermin - filmography

King Kong Lives on DVD (1986)
Starring: Brian Kerwin, Linda Hamilton, John Ashton
Director: John Guillermin
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Picking up where the 1976 version left off, KING KONG LIVES revives the mighty gorilla (after 10 years in a coma) and brings him together with a giant female ape, Lady Kong. Excited by the prospect of a companion, King Kong breaks loose once again.

43% from 262 members

Sheena (1984)
Starring: Tanya Roberts, Ted Wass, Donovan Scott
Director: John Guillermin
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An orphan who was raised by a noble tribe. She fights like a man and is able to communicate telepathically with the creatures of her home forests.

50% from 32 members
Currently unavailable

Death On The Nile on DVD (1978)
Starring: Simon MacCorkindale, Jack Warden, Angela Lansbury
Director: John Guillermin
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A deluxe version of Agatha Christie's favourite mystery story, published in 1937, and a thematic follow-up to her Murder on the Orient Express. Set aboard a steamship cruising down the Nile, an extremely unpopular heiress is murdered and everyone on the ship is suspect. The passengers include the ..read more »

68% from 1,216 member

King Kong on DVD (1976)
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, Jessica Lange
Director: John Guillermin
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KING KONG is a remake of the 1933 classic about a giant ape from a lost world who falls in love with a beautiful woman (Jessica Lange) who has been kidnapped by native tribespeople as a sacrifice. Jeff Bridges and Charles Grodin also star.

57% from 1,297 member

The Towering Inferno - Blu-ray (1974)
Starring: Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden
Director: John Guillermin, Irwin Allen
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
THE TOWERING INFERNO follows the rescue efforts of fire fighters as they battle to contain a raging fire that has engulfed the world's tallest skyscraper. As the flames reach ever higher, it's a race against time to save a group of people trapped on the top floor. Special effects-laden thriller ..read more »

73% from 434 members

The Towering Inferno on DVD (1974)
Starring: Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden
Director: John Guillermin, Irwin Allen
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
THE TOWERING INFERNO follows the rescue efforts of fire fighters as they battle to contain a raging fire that has engulfed the world's tallest skyscraper. As the flames reach ever higher, it's a race against time to save a group of people trapped on the top floor. Special effects-laden thriller ..read more »

64% from 5,470 members

Shaft In Africa on DVD (1973)
Starring: Richard Roundtree, Frank Finlay, Vonetta McGee
Director: John Guillermin
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The supercool private eye is off to Africa to track down the brains behind a slave trading operation. The action comes fast and furious, switching from New York to Paris to Addis Ababa.

55% from 241 members

The Condor (1970)
Starring: Lee Van Cleef, Jim Brown, Patrick O'Neal
Director: John Guillermin
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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.

45% from 2 members
Currently unavailable

The Bridge At Remagen on DVD (1968)
Starring: Peter Van Eyck, Matt Clark, Bo Hopkins
Director: John Guillermin
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As the Allied armies close in, the Nazis decide to blow up the last Rhine bridge, trapping their own men on the wrong side.

67% from 1,802 member

The Blue Max on DVD (1966)
Starring: Karl Michael Vogler, Derren Nesbitt, Derek Newark
Director: John Guillermin
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During World War I, the Blue Max, a coveted medal for achievement in flying, is ruthlessly sought by Bruno Satchel (George Peppard), a poor-boy German soldier who climbs out of the trenches and into the aristocratic air force. He is met with prejudice by the other contestants, wealthy snobs who ..read more »

63% from 853 members

Guns at Batasi on DVD (1964)
Starring: Richard Attenborough, Jack Hawkins, Flora Robson
Director: John Guillermin
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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.

69% from 69 members

Waltz Of The Toreadors on DVD (1962)
Starring: Peter Sellers, Dany Robin, John Fraser
Director: John Guillermin
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Fans of Peter Sellers will love the antics of the lecherous General Fitzjohn (Sellers) who is determined to get close to sexy Ghislaine (Dany Robin)...without his nagging wife (Margaret Leighton) finding out!

51% from 106 members

Never Let Go on DVD (1960)
Starring: Richard Todd, Peter Sellers, Elizabeth Sellars
Director: John Guillermin
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
The life of a timid cosmetics salesman (Richard Todd) is thoroughly altered after he decides to track down the thieves who stole his car. In his first dramatic role, Peter Sellers plays the criminal mastermind behind a tough gang.

63% from 353 members

I Was Monty's Double on DVD (1958)
Starring: Michael Hordern, Cecil Parker, Bryan Forbes
Director: John Guillermin
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In World War II North Africa, an actor is set the task of posing as Field Marshal Montgomery in an effort to confuse the Nazis. Based on a true story.

71% from 443 members

Miss Robin Hood on DVD (1952)
Starring: Margaret Rutherford, Reg Varney, Sid James
Director: John Guillermin
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A newspaper columnist conspires with an elderly fan to steal a secret whiskey formula from a wealthy distiller. However, it's not long before Scotland Yard is on the case!

63% from 414 members

Adelphi Collection Vol.3 - The Crowded D... on DVD
Starring: John Gregson, Joan Rice, Freda Jackson
Director: John Guillermin
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Includes two films from John Guillermin, The Crowded Day and Song Of Paris.

60% from 26 members

Operation Diplomat / The Sicilians on DVD
Starring: Guy Rolfe, Patricia Dainton, Sydney Tafler
Director: John Guillermin, Ernest Morris
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Titles Comprise: Operation Diplomat: Like Portait Of Alison and The Broken Horseshoe this thriller was originally made as a BBC television drama, and was based on a story by popular crime writer Francis Durbridge. Forced to work on a mystery patient, surgeon Mark Fenton (Guy Rolfe) finds the ..read more »

62% from 24 members

Adelphi Collection Vol.3 - The Crowded D...
Starring: John Gregson, Joan Rice, Freda Jackson
Director: John Guillermin
Certificate:
Includes two films from John Guillermin, The Crowded Day and Song Of Paris.

60% from 11 members

John Guillermin facts

5 most recent films

King Kong Lives - 2.0 stars
Sheena - 2.5 stars
Death On The Nile - 3.5 stars
King Kong - 3.0 stars
The Towering Inferno - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Towering Inferno - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
I Was Monty's Double - 3.5 stars
Guns at Batasi - 3.5 stars
Death On The Nile - 3.5 stars
The Bridge At Remagen - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Condor - 2.5 stars
Sheena - 2.5 stars
Adelphi Collection Vol.3 - The Crowded Day / Song Of Paris - 3.0 stars
Adelphi Collection Vol.3 - The Crowded Day / Song Of Paris - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Operation Diplomat / The Sicilians - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Peter Sellers - 4 times - show films
Robert Vaughn - 4 times - show films
O.J. Simpson - 3 times - show films
Paul Newman - 3 times - show films
Fred Astaire - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Irwin Allen - 3 times - show films
Ernest Morris - 1 times - show films