William Castle

William Castle

7.9	Listal rating

Stats

Birth Name: William Schloss

Born: 24 April 1914 Died: 31 May 1977

Country of origin: United States

Relationship Status: Married

Lists

5 votes

Directed by Roman Polanski (248 items)
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Published 1 year, 10 months ago

2 votes

Horror personalities - Directors / Producers! (29 items)
list by Happy Vader

Published 2 years, 1 month ago

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About: He derived his professional name by simply translating his real family name Schloss to Castle. He purchased the film rights to Ira Levin's novel "Rosemary's Baby", but Paramount Pictures would give him the green light for the project only if he didn't direct--the studio feared that his reputation as a director of low-budget gimmick horror films would harm the project. Roman Polanski was finally selected to direct while Castle, as producer, was allowed to make a significa ... (more)

Male (1), Producer (1), Horror Movie (1), Horror (1), Director (1)

Movies

1. Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Rating:

7.8

1501 Watched

2. 13 Ghosts (1960)

Rating:

6

51 Watched

3. The Tingler (1959)

Rating:

6.8

57 Watched

4. Shampoo (1975)

Rating:

6.5

53 Watched

5. The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)

Rating:

6.9

40 Watched

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Movies directed by

1. House on Haunted Hill (1959)

Rating:

7

224 Watched

2. 13 Ghosts (1960)

Rating:

6

51 Watched

3. The Tingler (1959)

Rating:

6.8

57 Watched

4. Strait-Jacket (1964)

Rating:

6.3

19 Watched

5. Homicidal (1961)

Rating:

6.4

17 want to see

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Movies written by

1. The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

Rating:

7.6

213 Watched

2. Bug (1975)

Rating:

5.7

11 want to see

3. Dillinger (1945)

Rating:

5.8

13 Watched

4. Voice of the Whistler (1945)

Rating:

7

2 Watched

5. It's a Small World (1950)

Rating:

6

2 Watched

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TV

1. A-Z of Horror (1997)

Rating:

8

1 want to see

2. The Sex Symbol (1974)

Rating:

10

1 Watched

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diabolical dr voodoo added this to a list 1 year, 10 months ago

Directed by Roman Polanski (248 person items)

"Rosemary's Baby"

Happy Vader added this to a list 2 years, 1 month ago

Horror personalities - Directors / Producers! (29 person items)