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Wolf Peter Rilla (16 March 1920 – 19 October 2005) was a film director and writer of German background, who worked mainly in the United Kingdom. [1] Rilla is known for directing Village of the Damned (1960).
Wolf Rilla. Director: Village of the Damned. Born in Berlin, Germany, in 1920, Wolf Rilla was the son of German actor Walter Rilla. When Nazi leader Adolf Hitler came to power, the elder Rilla--who was Jewish--moved his family to London, England.
- Director, Writer, Producer
- March 16, 1920
- Wolf Rilla
- October 19, 2005
The German-born director and writer Wolf Rilla had a prolific career in British television and cinema, and will be particularly remembered for his direction of the 1960 film...
Village of the Damned is a 1960 British science fiction horror film by Anglo-German director Wolf Rilla. The film is adapted from the novel The Midwich Cuckoos (1957) by John Wyndham. [3] [4] The lead role of Professor Gordon Zellaby was played by George Sanders. [5]
Wolf Peter Rilla was born in Berlin in 1920, the son of the actor-producer Walter Rilla. The family left Germany and settled in England in 1934. After graduating from Cambridge, Rilla joined the BBC, producing plays for radio and television.
Wolf Rilla. Highest Rated: 93% Village of the Damned (1960) Lowest Rated: 30% Village of the Damned (1995) Birthday: Mar 16, 1920. Birthplace: Berlin, Germany. Best remembered today for his ...
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Rilla was best known as a film director and script writer, most notably of the 1960 movie Village of the Damned. Born in Germany of a Jewish father, he and his family moved to England when he was a teenager to avoid the rise of the Nazis to power.
