Guy Hamilton

For the Australian doctor (born 1923), see Guy Hamilton (doctor).

Guy Hamilton (born 16 September 1922) is 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 was married at one time to actress Naomi Chance.

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.

In the late 1980s Guy Hamilton was also approached to direct Batman.

Filmography

James Bond

Hamilton was one of many directors who turned down Dr. No but entered the series after Terence Young's departure from Goldfinger. He left during pre-production of The Spy Who Loved Me.

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

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)

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

External links

• Guy Hamilton at the Internet Movie Database
• All That Glitters is Goldfinger: BAFTA Q&A with Guy Hamilton
• Guy Hamilton receives Cinema Retro award at Pinewood Studios Goldfinger Reunion