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Guy Hamilton
Born: 16th Sep 1922 Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Died 20th Apr 2016
Dept: Directing
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.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 17
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Filmography
2015
Discussion about Carol Reed's 1947 film "Odd Man Out." ... view
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2012
Richard Hammond celebrates 50 years of Bond's amazing history with cars revealing the entertaining behind-the-scenes stories of the most iconic cars. ... view
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2010
The epic story of how the film The African Queen (1951), directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, was shot on real ... view
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2006
The film director, Carol Reed, is the subject of this documentary short. The illegitimate son of the famous stage actor, 'Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree' , ... view
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2004
Documentary about the production of The Third Man (1949). ... view
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2002
Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast members recall their favourite moments. ... view
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2000
A look at the greatest stunts and stunt performers in the Bond films. ... view
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2000
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "Diamonds are Forever" ... view
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2000
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "The Man with the Golden Gun" ... view
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1999
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "Live and Let Die" ... view
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1995
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "Thunderball". ... view
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1995
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "Goldfinger". ... view
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1995
A look at the marketing, advertising and merchandising of the James Bond movie Goldfinger (1964) including trailers, interviews, TV spots and rare pro ... view
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1982
Director Guy Hamilton and several of the stars of Agatha Christie's "Evil Under The Sun" walk you through the making of the film. ... view
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1973
Original 1973 short promotional documentary on the making of the 8th James Bond movie Live and Let Die (1973). ... view
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1971
Short documentary about the staging and filming of the elevator fight sequence from the James Bond movie "Diamonds are Forever". ... view
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