British filmmaker Guy Hamilton – best known for directing the Bond movies Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, Live and Let Die and The Man with the Golden Gun, has passed away, aged 93.
Beginning his career as an assistant director to Carol Reed on The Fallen Idol, The Third Man and Outcast of the Islands, Hamilton made his directorial debut with 1952’s The Ringer and went on to direct several films during the 1950s, including 1955’s The Colditz Story.
Having turned down the opportunity to direct Dr. No, Hamilton made his 007 debut with 1964’s Goldfinger, which introduced many elements that have since become synonymous with the franchise.
Aside from Bond, Hamilton also directed such films as Funeral in Berlin, Battle of Britain, Force 10 from Navarone, Evil Under the Sun and Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins.
Hamlton was also first choice to direct 1978’s Superman: The Movie, but was unable to work in England where the movie was shot due to his status as a tax exile. He was also approached to helm a Batman movie in the 1980s, but declined.
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