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Guy Hamilton

Guy Hamilton

Director, actor and writer · Died April 20, 2016, aged 93 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France

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 turning to directing with his first film The Ringer in 1952. He made 22 films from the 1950s to the 1980s, including four installments of the James Bond series, based on the novels by Ian Fleming. He was married at one time to actress Naomi Chance. Description above from the Wikipedia article Guy Hamilton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 16, 1922
Died
April 20, 2016 (aged 93)
From
Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Works as
Director, actor and writer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 3% in 30 days

What are Guy Hamilton's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
48%
Power
17%
Bonds
12%
Self
10%
Survival
6%
Ideas
5%
Society
1%
Justice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 11 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 9 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Thrilling
9
Contemplative
6
Absurd
5
Warm
4
Other
17

How their films linger

Fun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Guy Hamilton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Guy Hamilton's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

36 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Guy Hamilton: The Director Speaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Double-O Stunts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Inside 'Live and Let Die' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • The Goldfinger Phenomenon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Try This One for Size(1989)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins(1985)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Evil Under the Sun(1982)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Mirror Crack'd(1980)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Force 10 from Navarone(1978)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Man with the Golden Gun(1974)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Live and Let Die(1973)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Diamonds Are Forever(1971)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Diamonds Are Forever: Lesson #007 - Close Quarters Combat(1971)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Battle of Britain(1969)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Funeral in Berlin(1966)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Party's Over(1965)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Goldfinger(1964)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Winston Affair(1964)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Best of Enemies(1961)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • A Touch of Larceny(1960)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Disciple(1959)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Stowaway Girl(1957)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Charley Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • The Colditz Story(1955)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • An Inspector Calls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • The Intruder(1953)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Ringer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Home at Seven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Assistant Director

  • The African Queen(1951)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Great Manhunt(1950)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Angel with the Trumpet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Assistant Director

  • The Third Man(1949)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Forbidden Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Assistant Director

  • The Fallen Idol(1948)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • I Became a Criminal(1947)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 36 titles from 1947 to 2006.

Biggest box office

Goldfinger (1964)

$51M worldwide

Highest rated

Goldfinger (1964)

Midcredits 96th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 36: 6 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting22 of 36: 19 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thWriting3 of 36: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleOther crew8 of 36: 8 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score94th

36 titles, 3 with more than one role.

By decade

1940s4 · crew1950s11 · crew1960s7 · crew1970s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew1980s4 · crew1990s2 · acting2000s3 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Guy Hamilton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 25; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director, writer

Try This One for Size (1989)

56th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Goldfinger (1964)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Guy Hamilton's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles34–55 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles13–50 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles27–39 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles28–34 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles18–47 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Guy Hamilton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Guy Hamilton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Harry Saltzman shares the most, 6.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles