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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. Rilla is known for directing Village of the Damned (1960). He wrote many books for students, such as The Writer and the Screen: On Writing for Film and Television and The A to Z of Movie ...
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.
Jul 4, 2021 · Wolf Rilla, horror, sci-fi. Language. English. In the small English village of Midwich everybody and everything falls into a deep, mysterious sleep for several hours in the middle of the day.
Oct 19, 2005 · Wolf Rilla (1920–2005) was a film director and writer of German background, although he worked mainly in English.
Best remembered today for his seminal 1960 horror film "Village Of The Damned," Wolf Rilla's extensive career saw him flourish in multiple fields.
Rilla, Wolf 1925–2005. OBITUARY NOTICE —See index for CA sketch: Born March 16, 1925, in Berlin, Germany; died October 19, 2005. Film director and author. Rilla was best known as a film director and script writer, most notably of the 1960 movie Village of the Damned.
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...
