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Peter R. Hunt(1925-2002)

  • Editor
  • Director
  • Editorial Department
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Peter R. Hunt and Michael Reed
Having started out in the film industry as a clapper boy, by the 40's he was working in the editing department and by the 50's he was an assistant editor then a fully fledged editor. In 1962 as editor on the first James Bond film, Dr No, he helped to create a new fast style which put it's mark on action editing. From then on he was associated with all the early Bond films working his way up to second unit director then his directorial debut with 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' in 1969.
BornMarch 11, 1925
DiedAugust 14, 2002(77)
BornMarch 11, 1925
DiedAugust 14, 2002(77)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination

Known for:

George Lazenby in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
6.7
  • Director(as Peter Hunt)
  • 1969
Sean Connery and Ursula Andress in Dr. No (1962)
Dr. No
7.2
  • Editor(as Peter Hunt)
  • 1962
Sean Connery in You Only Live Twice (1967)
You Only Live Twice
6.8
  • Editorial Department(as Peter Hunt)
  • 1967
Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Martine Beswick, Luciana Paluzzi, and Molly Peters in Thunderball (1965)
Thunderball
6.9
  • Editorial Department(as Peter Hunt)
  • 1965

Credits

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Editor

  • Night Games (1980)
    Night Games
    • Editor
    • 1980
  • Tony Curtis and Roger Moore in The Persuaders! (1971)
    The Persuaders!
    • Editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • TV Series
    • 1971
  • Strange Portrait
    • Editor
    • 1966
  • The Ipcress File (1965)
    The Ipcress File
    • Editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1965
  • Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, and Shirley Eaton in Goldfinger (1964)
    Goldfinger
    • Editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1964
  • Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi, and Robert Shaw in From Russia with Love (1963)
    From Russia with Love
    • Editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1963
  • Anita Ekberg and Bob Hope in Call Me Bwana (1963)
    Call Me Bwana
    • Editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1963
  • Sean Connery and Ursula Andress in Dr. No (1962)
    Dr. No
    • Editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1962
  • Damn the Defiant! (1962)
    Damn the Defiant!
    • Editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1962
  • On the Fiddle (1961)
    On the Fiddle
    • Editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1961
  • The Greengage Summer (1961)
    The Greengage Summer
    • Editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1961
  • Norman Wisdom in There Was a Crooked Man (1960)
    There Was a Crooked Man
    • Editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1960
  • Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
    Sink the Bismarck!
    • Editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1960
  • Orson Welles, Curd Jürgens, and Sylvia Syms in Ferry to Hong Kong (1959)
    Ferry to Hong Kong
    • Editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1959
  • Betsy Drake and Kenneth More in Next to No Time (1958)
    Next to No Time
    • Editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1958

Director

  • Eyes of a Witness (1991)
    Eyes of a Witness
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1991
  • Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland in Assassination (1987)
    Assassination
    • Director (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1987
  • Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star (1986)
    Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Laurence Olivier, Barbara Carrera, Scott Glenn, Edward Fox, and Robert Webber in Wild Geese II (1985)
    Wild Geese II
    • Director (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1985
  • The Last Days of Pompeii (1984)
    The Last Days of Pompeii
    • Director (as Peter Hunt)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1984
  • Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983)
    Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1983
  • Charles Bronson, Angie Dickinson, and Lee Marvin in Death Hunt (1981)
    Death Hunt
    • Director (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1981
  • David Niven, Burt Reynolds, and Lesley-Anne Down in Rough Cut (1980)
    Rough Cut
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • The Beasts Are on the Streets (1978)
    The Beasts Are on the Streets
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1978
  • Richard Harris in Gulliver's Travels (1977)
    Gulliver's Travels
    • Director (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1977
  • Shout at the Devil (1976)
    Shout at the Devil
    • Director (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1976
  • Gold (1974)
    Gold
    • Director (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1974
  • Shirley's World (1971)
    Shirley's World
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1972
  • Tony Curtis and Roger Moore in The Persuaders! (1971)
    The Persuaders!
    • Director (as Peter Hunt, directed by)
    • TV Series
    • 1971
  • George Lazenby in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    • Director (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1969

Editorial Department

  • Desperate Hours (1990)
    Desperate Hours
    • supervising editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1990
  • Arthur? Arthur! (1969)
    Arthur? Arthur!
    • editorial director
    • 1969
  • Sean Connery in You Only Live Twice (1967)
    You Only Live Twice
    • supervising editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1967
  • Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Martine Beswick, Luciana Paluzzi, and Molly Peters in Thunderball (1965)
    Thunderball
    • supervising editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1965
  • Burnt Evidence (1954)
    Burnt Evidence
    • assistant editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1954
  • Orders Are Orders (1954)
    Orders Are Orders
    • associate editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1954
  • House of Blackmail (1953)
    House of Blackmail
    • assistant editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1953
  • The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952)
    The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
    • assembling editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1952
  • Cheer the Brave
    • assistant editor (as Peter Hunt)
    • 1951
  • Gone to Earth (1950)
    Gone to Earth
    • associate editor (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • They Were Not Divided (1950)
    They Were Not Divided
    • associate editor
    • 1950
  • Badger's Green
    • associate editor
    • 1949
  • A Gunman Has Escaped (1948)
    A Gunman Has Escaped
    • assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
    • associate editor (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
    The Thief of Bagdad
    • associate editor (uncredited)
    • 1940

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • P. Hunt
  • Born
    • March 11, 1925
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • August 14, 2002
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(heart failure)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Developed a style he called "crash cutting" for Dr. No (1962).
  • Quotes
    [on the Bond films, which he likened to paperback novels] My feeling was always that one should make the films seriously, but never take them seriously.

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