Directing
Guy Hamilton
- Born
- September 16, 1922
- Died
- April 20, 2016
Biography
Mervyn Ian Guy Hamilton, DSC (September 16, 1922 – April 20, 2016) was an English film director. Hamilton was born in Paris, France where his English parents were living. Remaining in France during the Nazi occupation, he was active in the French Resistance. After the end of the war, he worked as an assistant to Carol Reed on films including The Fallen Idol (1948) and The Third Man (1949), before turning to directing with his first film The Ringer in 1952. He made 22 films from the 1950s to the 1980s, including four installments of the James Bond series, based on the novels by Ian Fleming. He was married at one time to actress Naomi Chance. Description above from the Wikipedia article Guy Hamilton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Known for
8.3The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
1982
7.0Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
2010
5.7Best Ever Bond
2002
6.6Shadowing the Third Man
2004
Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out'
2015
6.0The Goldfinger Phenomenon
1995
6.8Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger'
1995
6.2Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
2012
7.5Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
2000
7.4Inside 'Live and Let Die'
1999
6.0Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
1973
7.3Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'
2000
6.3Double-O Stunts
2000
6.0Guy Hamilton: The Director Speaks
2006
6.8Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'
1995
6.5Live and Let Die
1973
7.4Goldfinger
1964
6.5The Man with the Golden Gun
1974