Guy Hamilton

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Guy Hamilton

Born September 16, 1922 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Died April 20, 2016 · aged 93

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…

Known For

The Man with the Golden GunThe Man with the Golden Gun · 1974
The Man with the Golden Gun
6.51974
MovieAdventureAction
Cool government operative James Bond searches for a stolen invention that can turn the sun's heat into a destructive weapon. He soon crosses paths with the menacing Francisco Scaramanga, a hitman so skilled he has a seven-figure working fee. Bond then joins forces with the swimsuit-clad Mary Goodnight, and together they track Scaramanga to a Thai tropical isle hideout where the killer-for-hire lures the slick spy into a deadly maze for a final duel.
GoldfingerGoldfinger · 1964
Goldfinger
7.41964
MovieAdventureAction
Special agent 007 comes face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time, and now he must outwit and outgun the powerful tycoon to prevent him from cashing in on a devious scheme to raid Fort Knox -- and obliterate the world's economy.
Diamonds Are ForeverDiamonds Are Forever · 1971
Diamonds Are Forever
6.41971
MovieActionThriller
Diamonds are stolen only to be sold again in the international market. James Bond infiltrates a smuggling mission to find out who's guilty. The mission takes him to Las Vegas where Bond meets his archenemy Blofeld.
Live and Let DieLive and Let Die · 1973
Live and Let Die
6.51973
MovieAdventureAction
James Bond must investigate a mysterious murder case of a British agent in New Orleans. Soon he finds himself up against a gangster boss named Mr. Big.
The Third ManThe Third Man · 1949
The Third Man
7.91949
MovieThrillerMystery
In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a "third man" present at the time of Harry's death, running into interference from British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Anna.
The African QueenThe African Queen · 1952
The African Queen
7.31952
MovieRomanceAdventure
At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a German warship.
Force 10 from NavaroneForce 10 from Navarone · 1978
Force 10 from Navarone
6.21978
MovieDramaAdventure
World War II, 1943. Mallory and Miller, the heroes who destroyed the guns of Navarone, are sent to Yugoslavia in search of a ghost from the past.
Evil Under the SunEvil Under the Sun · 1982
Evil Under the Sun
6.91982
MovieThrillerCrime
An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the strangling of a notorious stage star.

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