Guy Hamilton

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Typically British stiff-upper-lip war dramas and action adventure laced with moments of sophisticated comedy were Guy Hamilton's trademark. The son of a British diplomat, he spent most of his youth with his family in France, seemingly destined to be groomed for a career in the diplomatic service. Growing up, he became enthralled with French cinema... See full bio »

Born:

September 16, 1922 in Paris, France

Died:

April 20, 2016 (age 93) in Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 1 nomination. See more awards »

Known For

Live and Let Die Director

(1973)

The Man with the Golden Gun Director

(1974)

Goldfinger Director

(1964)

Diamonds Are Forever Director

(1971)

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Director (23 credits)

2006 On Location with 'The Man with the Golden Gun' (Video documentary short)

1989 Try This One for Size

1985 Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

1982 Evil Under the Sun

1980 The Mirror Crack'd

1978 Force 10 from Navarone

1974 The Man with the Golden Gun

1973 Live and Let Die

1971 Diamonds Are Forever

1969 Battle of Britain

1966 Funeral in Berlin

1965 The Party's Over (uncredited)

1964 Goldfinger

1964 The Winston Affair

1961 The Best of Enemies

1960 A Touch of Larceny

1959 The Devil's Disciple

1957 Stowaway Girl

1956 Charley Moon

1955 The Colditz Story

1954 An Inspector Calls

1953 The Intruder

1952 The Ringer

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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (11 credits)

1952 Murder on Monday (assistant director)

1951 The African Queen (assistant director)

1951 Outcast of the Islands (assistant director)

1950 The Great Manhunt (assistant director)

1950 The Angel with the Trumpet (assistant director)

1949 The Third Man (assistant director)

1949 The Forbidden Street (assistant director)

1948 The Fallen Idol (assistant director)

1948 Anna Karenina (assistant director - uncredited)

1947 Mine Own Executioner (second assistant director - uncredited)

1947 I Became a Criminal (assistant director - uncredited)

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Writer (4 credits)

1985 Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (uncredited)

1960 A Touch of Larceny

1957 Stowaway Girl (screenplay)

1955 The Colditz Story (adaptation and script)

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Miscellaneous Crew (2 credits)

2006 A Sense of Carol Reed (Video documentary short) (private photographic collections courtesy of)

1977 The Spy Who Loved Me (director: pre-production - uncredited)

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Actor (1 credit)

2006 Lesson #007: Close Quarters Combat (Video)
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Art department (1 credit)

2006 You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (Video documentary) (illustrator)

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Thanks (1 credit)

2010 Vixen Highway 2006: It Came from Uranus! (special thanks)

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Self (26 credits)

2013 Fifties British War Films: Days of Glory (TV Movie documentary)
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2012 Top Gear (TV Series)
Himself - Director, Goldfinger / Diamonds are Forever / Live and Let Die / ...

- 50 Years of Bond Cars (2012) ... Himself - Director, Goldfinger / Diamonds are Forever / Live and Let Die / ...

2010 Embracing Chaos: Making the African Queen (Video documentary)
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2007 Agatha Christie: A Woman of Mystery (Video documentary)
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2007 British Film Forever (TV Mini-Series documentary)
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- Bullets, Bombs and Bridges: The Story of the War Film (2007) ... Himself

- Guns, Gangsters and Getaways: The Story of the British Crime Thriller (2007) ... Himself

2006 A Sense of Carol Reed (Video documentary short)
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2006 Guy Hamilton: The Director Speaks (Video documentary short)
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2005 The 100 Greatest War Films (TV Movie documentary)
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2004 Shadowing the Third Man (TV Movie documentary)
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2004 A Film for the Few: Making 'Battle of Britain' (Video documentary short)
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2002 Best Ever Bond (TV Movie documentary)
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2000 Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever' (Video documentary short)
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2000 Double-O Stunts (Video documentary short)
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2000 Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun' (Video documentary short)
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1999 Inside 'Live and Let Die' (Video documentary short)
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1995 Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger' (Video documentary short)
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1995 Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball' (Video documentary)
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1995 The Goldfinger Phenomenon (Video documentary short)
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1993 Hollywood U.K. (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Contributor

- The Last Wave (1993) ... Himself - Contributor

1992 30 Years of James Bond (TV Movie documentary)
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1982 The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' (TV Short documentary)
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1975 A Plus 4 (TV Series)
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- Episode dated 13 January 1975 (1975) ... Himself

1973 Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary (Documentary short)
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1969 The Battle for The Battle of Britain (TV Movie documentary)
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1966 Man at the Wall (Documentary short)
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1966 Man at the Wall: The Making of Funeral in Berlin (Documentary short)
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Archive footage (3 credits)

2016 2016: We Remember Part Two (TV Movie documentary)
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2006 On Location with 'The Man with the Golden Gun' (Video documentary short)
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2000 Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (Video documentary short)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

He directed Beverley Cross' play, "One More River", at the Westminster Theatre in London, England with Robert Shaw, Paul Rogers, Dudley Sutton, Brian Smith, Bryan Pringle, Danny Sewell and Dudley Foster in the cast. See more »

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1 Biographical Movie | 1 Interview | See more »

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The trick, I discovered, was not to be an assistant director, but to be the director's assistant. There are certain things the director is not interested in doing and you have to cover for those, while watching very carefully for the things he cares passionately about. In this way, you become very valuable to him, because you sense his needs. See more »

Trivia:

He was originally hired to direct Superman (1978), when the film was scheduled to film in Italy. Marlon Brando refused to work in Italy and insisted the production be moved to England. For this and other reasons the production was moved to England, and Hamilton, a "tax exile" who could only be in England for 30 days a year, had to drop out and was replaced by Richard Donner. See more »

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