Guy Hamilton

Guy Hamilton

Directing
Born 1922-09-16 - Died 2016-04-20Paris, Ile-de-France, France

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.

Movies (17)

Best Ever Bond
5.7

Best Ever Bond

2002Movie5.7
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
7.0

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

2010Movie7.0
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
6.0

Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary

1973Movie6.0
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
8.3

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

1982Movie8.3
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
7.4

Inside 'Live and Let Die'

1999Movie7.4
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
7.5

Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'

2000Movie7.5
A Sense of Carol Reed

A Sense of Carol Reed

2006Movie
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
6.2

Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars

2012Movie6.2
Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'
7.3

Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'

2000Movie7.3
Shadowing the Third Man
6.6

Shadowing the Third Man

2004Movie6.6
Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'
6.8

Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'

1995Movie6.8
The Goldfinger Phenomenon
6.0

The Goldfinger Phenomenon

1995Movie6.0
Lesson #007: Close Quarters Combat
4.8

Lesson #007: Close Quarters Combat

1971Movie4.8
Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger'
6.8

Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger'

1995Movie6.8
Double-O Stunts
6.3

Double-O Stunts

2000Movie6.3
Guy Hamilton: The Director Speaks
6.0

Guy Hamilton: The Director Speaks

2006Movie6.0
Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out'

Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out'

2015Movie