Guy Hamilton

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Guy Hamilton (born September 16, 1922 [1]) is a noted 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.

Contents 1 Superman and Batman 2 Filmography 2.1 James Bond 2.2 Other films 3 External links 4 Notes

[edit] Superman and Batman

Hamilton was originally chosen to direct Superman: The Movie in 1978, but due to his status as a tax exile he was only allowed to be in England for thirty days, where production had moved at the last minute to Pinewood Studios. The job of director was then passed to Richard Donner, but Hamilton insisted he be paid in full.

Guy Hamilton was also approached to direct Batman in the early '80s. ^[1]

[edit] Filmography

[edit] James Bond

• Goldfinger (1964)
• Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
• Live and Let Die (1973)
• The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

[edit] Other films

• The Ringer (1952)
• The Intruder (1953)
• An Inspector Calls (1954)
• The Colditz Story (1955) (which he also co-wrote)
• Charley Moon (1956)
• Manuela (1957)
• A Touch of Larceny (1959)
• The Devil's Disciple (1959)
• The Best of Enemies (1962)
• Man in the Middle (1963)
• The Party's Over (1965)
• Funeral in Berlin (1966)
• Battle of Britain (1969)
• Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
• The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
• Evil under the Sun (1982)
• Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
• Try this One for Size (1989)

[edit] External links

• Guy Hamilton at the Internet Movie Database
• Guy Hamilton receives Cinema Retro award at Pinewood Studios Goldfinger Reunion

Preceded by Terence Young 1962-1963	James Bond film director 1964	Succeeded by Terence Young 1965
Preceded by Peter Hunt 1969	James Bond film director 1971-1974	Succeeded by Lewis Gilbert 1977-1979

v • d • e Guy Hamilton 1950s The Ringer • The Intruder • An Inspector Calls • The Colditz Story • Charley Moon • Manuela • The Devil's Disciple • A Touch of Larceny 1960s The Best of Enemies • Man in the Middle • Goldfinger • Funeral in Berlin • Battle of Britain 1970s Diamonds Are Forever • Live and Let Die • The Man with the Golden Gun • Force 10 from Navarone 1980s The Mirror Crack'd • Evil Under the Sun • Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins • Try This One for Size

v • d • e James Bond movies crew Official films (EON Productions) Directors Terence Young · Guy Hamilton · Lewis Gilbert · Peter R. Hunt · John Glen · Martin Campbell · Roger Spottiswoode · Michael Apted · Lee Tamahori · Marc Forster Producers Harry Saltzman · Albert R. Broccoli · Michael G. Wilson · Barbara Broccoli Composers Monty Norman · John Barry · George Martin · Marvin Hamlisch · Bill Conti · Michael Kamen · Éric Serra · David Arnold Others Ken Adam · Bob Simmons · Syd Cain · John Stears · Derek Meddings · Peter Lamont  · Vic Armstrong · Chris Corbould · Maurice Binder · Daniel Kleinman Non-EON films Directors William H. Brown, Jr. · Ken Hughes · John Huston · Joseph McGrath · Robert Parrish · Val Guest · Irvin Kershner Producers Bretaigne Windhurst · Charles K. Feldman · Jerry Bresler · John Dark · Kevin McClory · Michael Dryhurst · Jack Schwartzman

[edit] Notes