William Castle
Known for: Directing
Born: April 25, 1914
Died: June 1, 1977
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
William Castle (April 24, 1914 – May 31, 1977) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Castle was known for directing films with many gimmicks which were ambitiously promoted, despite being reasonably low budget B-movies. Castle began directing films in the early 1940s, and later television, before moving on to the "gimmick films". Description above from the Wikipedia article William Castle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Filmography
77 movies · 6 TV shows, newest first
7.8
Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special Special
2021
NR
Larger Than Life: The Making of "Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story"
2011
7.8
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007
8.0
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
2002
NR
Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"
2002
NR
Taking the Punishment Poll
2002
8.0
Scream For Your Lives: William Castle and 'The Tingler'
1999
5.3
Hollywood Rated 'R'
1997
5.3
Bug
1975
6.4
The Day of the Locust
1975
6.0
Shampoo
1975
5.2
Shanks
1974
4.0
The Sex Symbol
1974
7.4
Ghost Story
1972
5.3
Riot
1969
7.8
Rosemary's Baby
1968
5.7
Project X
1968
5.5
The Spirit Is Willing
1967
7.2
The Busy Body
1967
5.5
Let's Kill Uncle
1966
6.2
I Saw What You Did
1965
6.4
The Night Walker
1964
6.6
Strait-Jacket
1964
6.5
How to Plan a Movie Murder
1964
5.9
The Old Dark House
1963
5.9
13 Frightened Girls
1963
5.6
Zotz!
1962
6.3
Mr. Sardonicus
1961
6.4
Homicidal
1961
5.8
13 Ghosts
1960
6.4
The Tingler
1959
6.8
House on Haunted Hill
1959
5.5
Man with a Camera
1958
6.0
Macabre
1958
6.5
Meet McGraw
1957
7.0
Uranium Boom
1956
6.0
The Houston Story
1956
10.0
The Man Called X
1956
6.8
Duel on the Mississippi
1955
5.0
The Gun That Won the West
1955
6.3
Science Fiction Theatre
1955
5.3
New Orleans Uncensored
1955
5.3
The Americano
1955
6.1
Masterson of Kansas
1954
5.0
The Law vs. Billy the Kid
1954
6.0
Battle of Rogue River
1954
5.4
The Saracen Blade
1954
10.0
Drums of Tahiti
1954
5.9
Jesse James vs. the Daltons
1954
5.7
The Iron Glove
1954
5.5
Charge of the Lancers
1954
5.8
Slaves of Babylon
1953
5.3
Conquest of Cochise
1953
7.2
Serpent of the Nile
1953
7.0
Fort Ti
1953
5.4
Cave of Outlaws
1951
6.7
Hollywood Story
1951
5.8
The Fat Man
1951
5.8
It's a Small World
1950
6.1
Undertow
1949
6.3
Johnny Stool Pigeon
1949
7.5
The Gentleman from Nowhere
1948
5.8
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1948
7.3
The Lady from Shanghai
1947
6.0
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
1947
6.6
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
1946
8.0
The Return of Rusty
1946
5.9
Mysterious Intruder
1946
6.9
Just Before Dawn
1946
5.8
Voice of the Whistler
1945
6.5
The Crime Doctor's Warning
1945
5.9
Dillinger
1945
6.2
The Mark of the Whistler
1944
6.2
When Strangers Marry
1944
5.5
She's a Soldier Too
1944
6.0
The Whistler
1944
5.5
Klondike Kate
1943
6.7
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943
9.0
Black Marketing
1943
7.1
North to the Klondike
1942
8.0
He Stayed for Breakfast
1940
6.7
The Lady in Question
1940
NR
13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O
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