Guy Hamilton

Guy Hamilton

DirectingBorn Sep 16, 1922Died Apr 20, 2016

Paris, Ile-de-France, France

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

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' poster
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
movie1982
The Third Man poster
The Third Man
movie1949
The Intruder poster
The Intruder
movie1953
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever' poster
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
movie2000
Inside 'Live and Let Die' poster
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
movie1999
The African Queen poster
The African Queen
movie1951
Try This One for Size poster
Try This One for Size
movie1989
Goldfinger poster
Goldfinger
movie1964
Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun' poster
Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'
movie2000
An Inspector Calls poster
An Inspector Calls
movie1954
The Fallen Idol poster
The Fallen Idol
movie1948
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen poster
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
movie2010

Filmography

2015Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out'as Selfmovie2012Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Carsas Selfmovie2010Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queenas Selfmovie2006A Sense of Carol Reedas Selfmovie2006Guy Hamilton: The Director Speaksmovie2004Shadowing the Third Manas Himselfmovie2002Best Ever Bondas Selfmovie2000Double-O Stuntsmovie2000Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'as Selfmovie2000Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'movie1999Inside 'Live and Let Die'movie1995Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'as Selfmovie1995Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger'as Selfmovie1995The Goldfinger Phenomenonmovie1989Try This One for Sizeas Directormovie1985Remo Williams: The Adventure Beginsas Directormovie1982Evil Under the Sunas Directormovie1982The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'as Selfmovie1980The Mirror Crack'das Directormovie1978Force 10 from Navaroneas Directormovie1974The Man with the Golden Gunas Directormovie1973Live and Let Dieas Directormovie1973Bond 1973: The Lost Documentaryas Selfmovie1971Diamonds Are Foreveras Directormovie1971Lesson #007: Close Quarters Combatas Narrator (voice)movie1969Battle of Britainas Directormovie1966Funeral in Berlinas Directormovie1965The Party's Overas Directormovie1964Goldfingeras Directormovie1964Man in the Middleas Directormovie1961The Best of Enemiesas Directormovie1960A Touch of Larcenyas Writermovie1959The Devil's Discipleas Directormovie1957Manuelaas Writermovie1956Charley Moonas Directormovie1955The Colditz Storyas Writermovie1954An Inspector Callsas Directormovie1953The Intruderas Directormovie1952The Ringeras Directormovie1952Home at Sevenas Assistant Directormovie1951The African Queenas Assistant Directormovie1950State Secretas Assistant Directormovie1950The Angel with the Trumpetas Assistant Directormovie1949The Third Manas Assistant Directormovie1949The Forbidden Streetas Assistant Directormovie1948The Fallen Idolas Assistant Directormovie