Directing
Guy Hamilton
Born September 16, 1922 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France · 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.
Known for
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7.7
Goldfinger
Director
516.5
Diamonds Are Forever
Director
556.7
Live and Let Die
Director
496.7
The Man with the Golden Gun
Director
978.1
The Third Man
Assistant Director
897.7
The African Queen
Assistant Director
687.1
Evil Under the Sun
Director
627.0
Battle of Britain
Director
496.4
Force 10 from Navarone
Director
456.4
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Director
446.2
The Mirror Crack'd
Director
887.6
The Fallen Idol
Assistant Director
566.8
Funeral in Berlin
Director
827.5
An Inspector Calls
Director
646.9
The Colditz Story
Director, Writer
697.2
They Made Me a Fugitive
Assistant Director
646.9
The Devil's Disciple
Director
6.7
The Best of Enemies
Director
6.3
The Party's Over
Director
6.6
Man in the Middle
Director
Filmography
- 2015Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out'SelfMovie
- 2012Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond CarsSelfMovie
- 2010Embracing Chaos: Making The African QueenSelfMovie
- 2006A Sense of Carol ReedSelfMovie
- 2006Guy Hamilton: The Director SpeaksMovie
- 2004Shadowing the Third ManHimselfMovie
- 2002Best Ever BondSelfMovie
- 2000Double-O StuntsMovie
- 2000Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'SelfMovie
- 2000Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'Movie
- 1999Inside 'Live and Let Die'Movie
- 1995Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'SelfMovie
- 1995Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger'SelfMovie
- 1995The Goldfinger PhenomenonMovie
- 1989Try This One for SizeDirectorMovie
- 1985Remo Williams: The Adventure BeginsDirectorMovie
- 1982Evil Under the SunDirectorMovie
- 1982The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'SelfMovie
- 1980The Mirror Crack'dDirectorMovie
- 1978Force 10 from NavaroneDirectorMovie
- 1974The Man with the Golden GunDirectorMovie
- 1973Live and Let DieDirectorMovie
- 1973Bond 1973: The Lost DocumentarySelfMovie
- 1971Diamonds Are ForeverDirectorMovie
- 1971Lesson #007: Close Quarters CombatNarrator (voice)Movie
- 1969Battle of BritainDirectorMovie
- 1966Funeral in BerlinDirectorMovie
- 1965The Party's OverDirectorMovie
- 1964GoldfingerDirectorMovie
- 1964Man in the MiddleDirectorMovie
- 1961The Best of EnemiesDirectorMovie
- 1960A Touch of LarcenyDirector, WriterMovie
- 1959The Devil's DiscipleDirectorMovie
- 1957ManuelaDirector, WriterMovie
- 1956Charley MoonDirectorMovie
- 1955The Colditz StoryDirector, WriterMovie
- 1954An Inspector CallsDirectorMovie
- 1953The IntruderDirectorMovie
- 1952The RingerDirectorMovie
- 1952Home at SevenAssistant DirectorMovie
- 1952The African QueenAssistant DirectorMovie
- 1950State SecretAssistant DirectorMovie
- 1950The Angel with the TrumpetAssistant DirectorMovie
- 1949The Third ManAssistant DirectorMovie
- 1949The Forbidden StreetAssistant DirectorMovie
- 1948The Fallen IdolAssistant DirectorMovie
- 1947They Made Me a FugitiveAssistant DirectorMovie