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27 August 1989 (UK)
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Fact-based biography of James Bond author, Ian Fleming. The film focuses on his wartime expoits and...
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Zac Efron wants to play villain in Bond movie
(From RealBollywood. 23 November 2009, 2:45 AM, PST)
Christoph Waltz to Be Honored at the Hollywood Film Festival
(From MovieWeb. 17 October 2009, 6:48 AM, PDT)
(From RealBollywood. 23 November 2009, 2:45 AM, PST)
Christoph Waltz to Be Honored at the Hollywood Film Festival
(From MovieWeb. 17 October 2009, 6:48 AM, PDT)
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Decent Time Passer/Quasi-Bond Film
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Charles Dance | ... | Ian Fleming | |
| Phyllis Logan | ... | Ann Fleming | |
| Patrick Ryecart | ... | Ivar Bryce | |
| Marsha Fitzalan | ... | Loelia | |
| Ed Devereaux | ... | Sir William Stephenson | |
| Richard Griffiths | ... | Second admiral | |
| Lynsey Baxter | ... | Wren Lieutenant | |
| Julian Fellowes | ... | Noel Coward | |
| David Forman | ... | Ernie Chang | |
| Joseph Long | ... | Lucky Luciano | |
| Donald Douglas | ... | Lord Kemsley | |
| David Quilter | ... | Lord Rothermere | |
| Donald Hewlett | ... | Adm. Godfrey | |
| Kim Kindersley | ... | Naval lieutenant | |
| Lisa Daniely | ... | Wren Captain |
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Also Known As:
Golden Eye (UK) (video box title)
Goldeneye: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (USA) (video title)
Spymaster
The Man with the Golden Pen (Australia) (informal title)
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Goldeneye: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (USA) (video title)
Spymaster
The Man with the Golden Pen (Australia) (informal title)
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Brazil:104 min | Argentina:105 min
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Last film of Steve Plytas.
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References The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
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This film features the adventures of Ian Fleming, the real life spy who wrote the original James Bond novels.
This film plays vaguely like a Bond movie, though with more realism and less action. It does have the same sort of flirtatious attitude to it, though. This makes the film a rather interesting curiousity piece for Bond fans.
Lots of allusions to Bond, not just direct references, hinting that a number of things in Fleming's life got put into the novels. I'm not sure about the accuracy of these allusions, but they do enhance the film. And one death in the film affectedly more emotionally than the vast majority of Bond movie deaths.
It is a bit dry at times, and does have a bit of a TV movie feel to it. That said, overall I was pleasantly surprised, and this is certainly above average for a TV movie. Bond completists should definitely check this one out.