Guy Hamilton

Guy Hamilton

Profile info

Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday16 September 1922
Died20 April 2016 (age 93)
Place of birthParis, Ile-de-France, France
Known credits46

Biography

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…

Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out'
Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out'
2015 · Self
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
2012 · Self
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
2010 · Self
A Sense of Carol Reed
2006 · Self
Guy Hamilton: The Director Speaks
Guy Hamilton: The Director Speaks
2006
Shadowing the Third Man
Shadowing the Third Man
2004 · Himself
Best Ever Bond
Best Ever Bond
2002 · Self
Double-O Stunts
Double-O Stunts
2000
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
2000 · Self
Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'
Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'
2000
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
1999
Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'
Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'
1995 · Self
Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger'
Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger'
1995 · Self
The Goldfinger Phenomenon
The Goldfinger Phenomenon
1995
Try This One for Size
Try This One for Size
1989 · Director
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
1985 · Director
Evil Under the Sun
Evil Under the Sun
1982 · Director
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
1982 · Self
The Mirror Crack'd
The Mirror Crack'd
1980 · Director
Force 10 from Navarone
Force 10 from Navarone
1978 · Director
The Man with the Golden Gun
The Man with the Golden Gun
1974 · Director
Live and Let Die
Live and Let Die
1973 · Director
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
1973 · Self
Diamonds Are Forever
Diamonds Are Forever
1971 · Director
Lesson #007: Close Quarters Combat
1971 · Narrator (voice)
Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain
1969 · Director
Funeral in Berlin
Funeral in Berlin
1966 · Director
The Party's Over
The Party's Over
1965 · Director
Goldfinger
Goldfinger
1964 · Director
Man in the Middle
Man in the Middle
1964 · Director
The Best of Enemies
The Best of Enemies
1961 · Director
A Touch of Larceny
A Touch of Larceny
1960 · Director
A Touch of Larceny
A Touch of Larceny
1960 · Writer
The Devil's Disciple
The Devil's Disciple
1959 · Director
Manuela
Manuela
1957 · Director
Manuela
Manuela
1957 · Writer
Charley Moon
Charley Moon
1956 · Director
The Colditz Story
The Colditz Story
1955 · Director
The Colditz Story
The Colditz Story
1955 · Writer
An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls
1954 · Director
The Intruder
The Intruder
1953 · Director
The Ringer
The Ringer
1952 · Director
Home at Seven
Home at Seven
1952 · Assistant Director
The African Queen
The African Queen
1952 · Assistant Director
State Secret
State Secret
1950 · Assistant Director
The Angel with the Trumpet
The Angel with the Trumpet
1950 · Assistant Director
The Third Man
The Third Man
1949 · Assistant Director
The Forbidden Street
The Forbidden Street
1949 · Assistant Director
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