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John Dark (7 April 1927 – 29 June 2015) was a British film and television producer. Dark produced '' Half a Sixpence'' in 1967 and a series of
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spoofs ''
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'' and '' Casino Royale''. Dark was also executive producer of the film adaptation of the
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'' and of the ill-fated
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soap opera set in Spain, '' Eldorado''.


Select filmography

*'' Rogue's Yarn'' (1957) - assistant director *''
Sailor of Fortune ''Sailor of Fortune'' is a 1955 British-Canadian TV series starring Lorne Greene. There were 26, 25 minute episodes film for this television series. Several episodes were directed by John Guillermin. It was filmed at New Elstree Studios and Net ...
'' (1958) - assistant director *''
The Strange World of Planet X ''The Strange World of Planet X'' (1957) is a British science fiction horror novel, written by actress Rene Ray, a novelization of her 1956 TV serial of the same name. It is a cautionary tale about science. Plot The book's plot, like that of ...
'' (1958) - production manager *'' Missiles from Hell'' (1958) - production manager *''
A Cry from the Streets ''A Cry from the Streets'' is a 1958 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert, starring Max Bygraves and Barbara Murray. It was written by Vernon Harris based on the 1957 novel ''The Friend in Need'' by Elizabeth Coxhead. Plot When a man ...
'' (1958) - production manager *''
Ferry to Hong Kong ''Ferry to Hong Kong'' is a 1959 British melodrama/adventure film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Curt Jürgens, Sylvia Syms, Orson Welles and Jeremy Spenser. Lewis Gilbert later described ''Ferry to Hong Kong'' as "my nightmare film". O ...
'' (1959) - production manager *''
Skywatch ''Light Up the Sky!'' (also known as ''Touch it Light''; U.S. title: ''Skywatch'') is a 1960 British comedy drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Ian Carmichael, Tommy Steele and Benny Hill. The film also features Dick Emery in a mi ...
'' (1960) - producer *'' The Wind of Change'' (1961) - producer *''
The Greengage Summer ''The Greengage Summer'' (called ''Loss of Innocence'' in the U.S.) is a 1961 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Kenneth More and Susannah York (in her first leading role). It was based on the novel ''The Greengage Sum ...
'' (1961) - production manager *'' The Running Man'' (1963) - production manager *'' Jason and the Argonauts'' (1963) - associate producer *''
The 7th Dawn ''The 7th Dawn'' is a 1964 Technicolor drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring William Holden, Capucine and Tetsurō Tamba. The film, set during the Malayan Emergency, is based on the 1960 novel ''The Durian Tree'' by Michael Keon an ...
'' (1964) - associate producer *''
What's New Pussycat ''What's New Pussycat?'' is a 1965 screwball comedy film directed by Clive Donner, written by Woody Allen in his first produced screenplay, and starring Allen in his acting debut, along with Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole, Romy Schneider, Cap ...
'' (1965) - associate producer *'' Casino Royale'' (1967) - associate producer *'' Half a Sixpence'' (1967) - executive producer *''
There's a Girl in My Soup ''There's a Girl in My Soup'' is a 1970 British romantic comedy film directed by Roy Boulting and starring Peter Sellers and Goldie Hawn. Terence Frisby wrote the screenplay based on his 1966 stage play of the same name. Plot Robert Danve ...
'' (1970) - executive producer *''
From Beyond the Grave ''From Beyond the Grave'' (also known as ''The Creatures from beyond the Grave'') is a 1974 British anthology horror film from Amicus Productions, directed by Kevin Connor, produced by Milton Subotsky and based on short stories by R. Chetwynd ...
'' (1974) - producer *'' Madhouse'' (1974) - associate producer *'' The Beast Must Die'' (1974) - producer *'' The Land That Time Forgot'' (1974) - producer *'' At the Earth's Core'' (1976) - producer *'' The People That Time Forgot'' (1977) - producer *'' Warlords of the Deep'' (1978) - producer *''
Arabian Adventure ''Arabian Adventure'' is a 1979 British fantasy adventure film directed by Kevin Connor and starring Christopher Lee and Oliver Tobias. Premise An evil caliph offers his daughter's hand in marriage to a prince if he can complete a perilous qu ...
'' (1979) - producer *''
Slayground ''Slayground'' is a 1983 British crime thriller film directed by Terry Bedford and starring Peter Coyote, Mel Smith and Billie Whitelaw. The screenplay was by Trevor Preston, adapted from ''Slayground'', the 14th Parker novel (1971) by Donald E ...
'' (1983) - producer *''
Shirley Valentine ''Shirley Valentine'' is a one-character play by Willy Russell. Taking the form of a monologue by a middle-aged, working class Liverpool housewife, it focuses on her life before and after a transforming holiday abroad. Plot Wondering what ha ...
'' (1989) - executive producer *'' Stepping Out'' (1991) - executive producer *'' Eldorado'' (1992–93) (Tv series) - executive producer


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