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Guy Hamilton

Directing
Known For

93 Years Old

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.

Born

Paris, Ile-de-France, France on 16th September 1922

Died

20th April 2016

All Credits

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen Image
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Self
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Best Ever Bond
Self
The Goldfinger Phenomenon Image
The Goldfinger Phenomenon
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars Image
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Self
Inside 'Live and Let Die' Image
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' Image
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
Self
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary Image
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
Self
Shadowing the Third Man Image
Shadowing the Third Man
Himself
Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun' Image
Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'
Double-O Stunts Image
Double-O Stunts
Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball' Image
Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'
Self
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever' Image
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
Self
Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out' Image
Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out'
Self
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A Sense of Carol Reed
Self
Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger' Image
Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger'
Self
Guy Hamilton: The Director Speaks Image
Guy Hamilton: The Director Speaks
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Lesson #007: Close Quarters Combat
Narrator (voice)