Guy Hamilton

1922-

Biography: life and films

Guy Hamilton is an English film director. He was born in Paris, France on 16th September 1922.

His best films as a film director include The Colditz Story (1955), Goldfinger (1964), Battle of Britain (1969) and Evil Under the Sun (1982), and whose best work as a screenwriter include The Colditz Story (1955), Manuela (1957) and A Touch of Larceny (1959).

Guy Hamilton has so far directed 22 films, scripted 3 films and appeared in 2 films.

His most frequent genres include: drama (13 films), Thriller (8), War (5), comedy (4), crime-thriller (3) and history (2).

Our average rating for Guy Hamilton over all films is: 3.0

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer; a = actor

The Ringer (1952) [d]

The Intruder (1953) [d]

An Inspector Calls (1954) [d]

Dragnet (1954) [a]

The Colditz Story (1955) [d,w]

Charley Moon (1956) [d]

Manuela (1957) [d,w]

A Touch of Larceny (1959) [d,w]

The Devil's Disciple (1959) [d]

The Best of Enemies (1962) [d]

Man in the Middle (1963) [d]

Goldfinger (1964) [d]

The Party's Over (1965) [d]

Funeral in Berlin (1966) [d]

Battle of Britain (1969) [d]

Diamonds Are Forever (1971) [d]

Live and Let Die (1973) [d]

The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) [d]

Force 10 from Navarone (1978) [d]

Questo sì che è amore (1978) [a]

The Mirror Crack'd (1980) [d]

Evil Under the Sun (1982) [d]

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) [d]

Try This One for Size (1989) [d]



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