Guy Hamilton - biography

“A lot of 007’s appeal, let’s face it, stems from his doings with the ladies.  So, find the ladies and we’ve won half the battle.”

“Cubby Broccoli thought Raquel Welch was closer to Rhett Butler than Scarlet O’Hara.”

“My guess is that if they now choose to change of director for every other film, it’s just because you can’t really change the formula, you can merely try to film it your way.”

“For years, I’ve been wondering what could happen to nuclear submarines when they dive and disappear from the surface of the earth for months, without a trace.  No one really knows where they are.”

Guy Hamilton directed the following films:
The Ringer (1952)
The Intruder (1953)
An Inspector Calls (1954)
The Colditz Story (1955)
Charley Moon (1956)
Manuela (1957)
The Devil’s Disciple (1959)
A Touch of Larceny (1959)
The Best of Enemies (1962)
Man in the Middle (1963)
Goldfinger (1964)
The Party’s Over (1965)
Funeral in Berlin (1966)
Battle of Britain (1969)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Live and Let Die (1973)
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
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)


Guy Hamilton contributed to the screenplay for the following films:
The Colditz Story (1955)
Manuela (1957)
A Touch of Larceny (1959)