In California, died the creator of King Kong

British film director John Guillermin, famous for his films “The Towering Inferno” and modern versions of the film about King Kong, has died in California.

On the death of Gillermin told his friend Nick Redman, the head of Twilight Time Movies, which released several films director on DVD. The information was also confirmed by the spouse of the deceased, Mary, in the comments on the Twilight Time page in Facebookwhere she called him a “sensitive and passionate, enthusiastically loving life” person.

Guillermin mostly shot in Hollywood, preferring big-budget action and adventure films such as Remagen Bridge and Blue Max.

The most successful film in Guillermin's career was the disaster film "The Towering Inferno", released in 1974 and winning Oscars for best song, cinematography and editing, as well as two Golden Globes. The film stars Paul Newman, Faye Dunaway, Steve McQueen, Fred Astaire, Susan Flannery and William Holden, writes “Lenta.ry.

John Guillermin had a reputation as a hard leader. According to his former colleague, producer Elmo Williams, Gillermin sought from the actors on the set of a realistic game, not sparing their vanity, writes BBC.

The British director is also known for such films as “King Kong” (1976) starring Jessica Lange, “King Kong Lives,” “Death on the Nile,” “Condor,” “Shaft in Africa” and “The Order of the Blue Max.” . His film career began in 1949 and lasted more than forty years.