{"id":42643,"date":"2016-04-21T20:19:59","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T10:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/?p=42643"},"modified":"2016-04-21T20:19:59","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T10:49:59","slug":"vale-guy-hamilton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/2016\/04\/21\/vale-guy-hamilton\/","title":{"rendered":"Vale – Guy Hamilton"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Guy Hamilton – 1922-2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Acclaimed British film director Guy Hamilton, who helmed four James Bond movies through his career, has passed away.<\/p>\n

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Mr Hamilton directed his first feature, The Ringer<\/em>, in 1952, following a steady career as an assistant to Carol Reed on films such as The Fallen Idol<\/em> and The Third Man<\/em>. He followed that up with a duo of military films, The Intruder<\/em> (1953) and The Colditz Story<\/em> (1955).<\/p>\n

In the 60’s, Mr Hamilton initially passed on directing the first James Bond film, Dr No<\/em>, in 1963, instead helming The Party’s Over<\/em>, a film Hamilton felt wasn’t up to his standard, asking his name be taken out of the credits on release. Hamilton stepped up to direct Sean Connery in Goldfinger<\/em>, the first of the four franchise movies he would helm; the others being Diamonds Are Forever, Live And Let Die<\/em>, and The Man With The Golden Gun<\/em>. In and around those he would also direct Force 10 From Navarone<\/em> (1978), The Mirror Crack’d<\/em> (1980), Evil Under The Sun<\/em> (1982) and Try This On For Size<\/em> (1989). My research indicates Mr Hamilton was at one stage offered directorial roles on Superman The Movie<\/em> (1978), which would end up going to Richard Donner, and Warner Bros’ Batman<\/em> (1989), a film ending up in the hands of Tim Burton.<\/p>\n

Guy Hamilton passed away on April 21, aged 93.<\/p>\n

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Film director Guy Hamilton has passed away aged 93.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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