Guy Hamilton (1922–2016)
Author of Goldfinger [1964 film]
About the Author
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Works by Guy Hamilton
James Bond Ultimate Edition: Vol. 3 — Director — 38 copies
The Agatha Christie Collection: Murder on the Orient Express / Death on the Nile / The Mirror Crack'd / Evil Under the… (2009) — Director; Director — 16 copies
James Bond Blu-ray Collection: Volume Two (For Your Eyes Only / From Russia with Love / Thunderball) — Director — 4 copies
Agatha Christie Collection (Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, The Mirror Crack'd, Evil Under the Sun) — Director — 3 copies
The James Bond Collection Volume 1 — Director — 3 copies
The Harry Palmer Collection [Blu-ray] — Director — 3 copies
British War Collection (The Dam Busters / The Colditz Story / The Cruel Sea / Ice Cold in Alex — Director — 3 copies
The Guns of Navarone / Force 10 From Navarone (Double Feature Video) — Director — 2 copies
James Bond Blu-ray Collection: Volume Three: The World is Not Enough / Moonraker / Goldfinger — Director — 2 copies
Battle of Britain / A Bridge Too Far — Director — 1 copy
Michael Caine Collection - Sleuth | The Italian Job | Alfie | Zulu | Funeral in Berlin — Director — 1 copy
The James Bond Collection: Vol. Two — Director — 1 copy
Classic War [box set] — Director — 1 copy
Force 10 From Navarone 1 copy
Associated Works
A Bridge Too Far / The Great Escape / Battle of Britain — Director — 8 copies
The War Collection Volume 1 (The Cruel Sea / The Colditz Story / The Dam Busters) — Director — 6 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1922-09-16
- Date of death
- 2016-04-21
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Place of death
- Majorca, Spain
- Places of residence
- Majorca, Spain
- Occupations
- film director
Members
Reviews
007:The James Bond Collection, Volume Two:
A gold smuggler plans to break into Fort Knox.
All the nonsense and plot holes of Dr. No, but without nearly as much fun. And James Bond does nothing whatsoever to stop the evil plot. Still pretty good, though. Almost everything in it is iconic.
Concept: B
Story: D
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: C
Music: B
Enjoyment: B
GPA: 2.3/4
All the nonsense and plot holes of Dr. No, but without nearly as much fun. And James Bond does nothing whatsoever to stop the evil plot. Still pretty good, though. Almost everything in it is iconic.
Concept: B
Story: D
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: C
Music: B
Enjoyment: B
GPA: 2.3/4
Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 52
- Also by
- 4
- Members
- 2,147
- Popularity
- #11,978
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 28
- ISBNs
- 78
- Languages
- 2
Either Bond can be set aside for dismal office duties, never to be trusted again until he ultimately resigns, or he can be given a mission he can not succeed at. The latter is deemed the better option for it offers the Service just the dullest glimmer of hope that Bond can be rescued.
The mission is simple: Find and kill an assassin called Scaramanga, the owner of the “Golden Gun”, the world’s best shot and it’s deadliest killer.
Simple.
Unlike the movie version, which was in my opinion very bad, the novel is set in Jamaica, sight of some of Bond’s most thrilling adventures. Mary Goodnight is along for the ride, and where the film had be as a bubble-headed blond, the novel provides a more attractive version of her.
There is a resort being built, but it is failing. Scaramanga heads up a consortium of international evil-doers and he is trying to milk them for more money. There is a meeting held at the uncompleted resort and Bond manages to get himself invited, as you knew he would.
This novel has all the action and adventure you might desire in a Bond novel, the villain is almost too cock-sure, the group around him able to break through Bond’s guise and lay a plan for his death, but Bond has a few helpers come out of hiding to assist. Mr. Fleming’s love of the island is on full display in this outing. And with the release of the latest Bond novel, With A Mind To Kill by Anthony Horowitz, set two weeks after this book, it is imperative that you delve through You Only Live Twice and The man With The Golden Gun to insure you have the events set firmly in your mind.
And if you don’t want to read the new book, you can fully enjoy this shining example of the Bondman view of this little slice of paradise.… (more)