After assisting in French films in 1939, he became an assistant director in British films after World War Two, most notably for directors Carol Reed (Fallen Idol, The Third Man) and John Huston (The African Queen). He began directing in the early '50s, doing such notable work as the POW-escape film The Colditz Story and the Shaw adaptation The Devil's Disciple. He had a mega-hit in 1964 with the James Bond film Goldfinger, and went on to direct Sean Connery's first comeback as 007, Diamonds are Forever; Hamilton also guided Roger Moore in the Bond films Live and Let Die and The Man with the Golden Gun. He also made the more serious espionage thriller Funeral in Berlin, as well as actioners (Battle of Britain, Force 10 from Navarone) and mysteries (The Mirror Crack'd, Evil Under the Sun).
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Try This One for Size
Director |
1989 | |||
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Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Director |
1985 | |||
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Evil Under the Sun
Director |
1981 | |||
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The Mirror Crack'd
Director |
1980 | |||
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Force 10 from Navarone
Director, Producer |
1978 | |||
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Questo Si Che è Amore
Actor |
1978 | |||
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The Man with the Golden Gun
Director |
1974 | |||
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Live and Let Die
Director |
1973 | |||
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Diamonds Are Forever
Director |
1971 | |||
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Battle of Britain
Director |
1969 | |||
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Funeral in Berlin
Director |
1966 | |||
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The Party's Over
Director |
1966 | |||
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Goldfinger
Director |
1964 | |||
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Man in the Middle
Director |
1964 | |||
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The Best of Enemies
Director |
1962 | |||
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A Touch of Larceny
Director, Screenwriter |
1960 | |||
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The Devil's Disciple
Director |
1959 | |||
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Stowaway Girl
Director, Screenwriter |
1957 | |||
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Charley Moon
Director |
1956 | |||
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Dragnet: The Big Watch
Actor |
1955 | |||
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The Colditz Story
Director, Screenwriter |
1955 | |||
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An Inspector Calls
Director |
1954 | |||
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Dragnet
Actor |
1954 | |||
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The Intruder
Director |
1953 | |||
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The African Queen
First Assistant Director |
1951 | |||
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The Ringer
Director |
1951 | |||
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The Great Manhunt
First Assistant Director |
1949 | |||
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The Third Man
First Assistant Director |
1949 | |||
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The Fallen Idol
First Assistant Director |
1948 |