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Mervyn Ian Guy Hamilton DSC (16 September 1922 – 20 April 2016) was an English film director. He directed 22 films from the 1950s to the 1980s, including four James Bond films.

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Early life

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Hamilton was born in Paris on 16 September 1922, son of Frederick William Guy Hamilton (1895-1988), press attaché to the British embassy in Paris and Captain in the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, and Winifred Grace Culling (1895-1970), daughter of William Archibald Culling Fremantle, of the Church Missionary Society in India.[1] His mother was a great-granddaughter of the Christian campaigner Sir Culling Eardley, 3rd Baronet, and of the politician Thomas Fremantle, 1st Baron Cottesloe. His parents divorced in 1923, and Hamilton was educated in England[2][3] at Haileybury College.[4] He later said, "The cinema, more specifically the storytelling part of the cinema, really fascinated me. From the age of ten, till I was about fourteen or fifteen, a holiday was a lousy one if I didn’t see one picture a day."[5] He said a crucial event was seeing La bête humaine (1938) which "absolutely knocked me out. It was as if I grew up immediately... I just knew that’s where I wanted to make my career."[5]

Hamilton's first exposure to the film industry came in 1938, when he was a clapperboard boy at the Victorine Studios in Nice. At the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, Hamilton escaped from France by the MV Saltersgate, a collier bound for French North Africa; one of the other 500 refugees aboard was W. Somerset Maugham.[6]

Having travelled from Oran to Gibraltar before arriving in London, he worked in the film library at Paramount News before being commissioned in the Royal Navy; he served in the 15th Motor Torpedo Boat 718 Flotilla,[7] a unit that ferried agents into France and brought downed British pilots back to England.[8]

During this service, he was left behind for a month in occupied Brittany; he was later awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.[9][10]

Career

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Assistant director

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After the war Hamilton wanted to get into film production. He said " In my absence, the unions had become very powerful, and I couldn’t get a ‘ticket’—you couldn’t get a job in the film business if you didn’t have a ticket. So I had to do quite a lot of stalling around but finally—finally—I got in as a third assistant director."[5] He managed to get a job on a second unit in Dartmoor on a Trevor Heid picture.[specify] Then he was put under contract by Alexander Korda as a third assistant director. Over the next few years he worked his way up to a first assistant director.

Hamilton later said, "I found that working with bad directors was infinitely more useful because you watched them get into trouble three times a day and puddle around and you say, you know, I won't do that, I don't want to fall into that trap."[11]

He worked on They Made Me a Fugitive (1947), Mine Own Executioner (1947), Anna Karenina (1948), and The Fallen Idol (1949) directed by Carol Reed. "I was devoted to Carol," said Hamilton later. "He made my life easy because I followed him around like a little dog while learning my trade. If you’d ask him a question, he’d always answer it...Carol Reed was the biggest influence on me and on everything that I did."[5]

Hamilton assisted on Britannia Mews (1949), a 20th Century Fox film shot in England, directed by Jean Negulesco; was reunited with Reed on The Third Man (1949), in which Hamilton doubled for Orson Welles in a couple of shots;[5] The Angel with the Trumpet (1950), State Secret (1950) for Sidney Gilliat; Outcast of the Islands (1951) for Reed; The African Queen (1951) for John Huston; and Home at Seven (1952) for Ralph Richardson.[5][11]

Early films as director

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Reed suggested to Hamilton that if he wanted to direct he should refuse to re-sign with Korda unless he gave Hamilton a chance to direct. It worked and Korda allocated Hamilton the job of directing the B-movie The Ringer (1952).[12][5] Hamilton later said it was Carol Reed who advised him to make a comedy thriller as "You’ll miss some of the thrills, some of the laughs, but with a bit of luck there'll be something left", suggesting The Ringer as it only needed one set and could be shot in two weeks.[13]

Hamilton's second film as director was The Intruder (1953) dealing with soldiers returning to civilian life, produced by Ivan Foxwell who would made three more films with Hamilton. The movie was an "A picture and Hamilton was able to make it after being approved by Jack Hawkins.[14] The director wanted to follow it with a film of Dial M for Murder but Korda sold the rights to the play to Alfred Hitchcock and instead assigned Hamilton to direct an adaptation of An Inspector Calls (1954).[15]

Hamilton's fourth film as director was the prisoner-of-war story The Colditz Story (1955), which he also co-wrote with producer Foxwell. It was his highest-grossing movie of the decade.[16] He also tried a musical with Max Bygraves, Charley Moon (1956)[17] and an adventure film which he co wrote with Foxwell, Manuela (1957) which he later said was one of his most personal movies.[18]

Hamilton had his first experience with larger-budget films towards the end of the decade, when he replaced the sacked Alexander Mackendrick on the set of The Devil's Disciple (1959) featuring Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster. Hamilon later said "The terrifying thing was that I found it so easy to be a ‘traffic cop’ with no ‘gut’ in the project. ’d never done it before and won’t do it again. All you can do is follow the blueprint."[18]

Hamilton made A Touch of Larceny (1960), which he co wrote with producer Foxwell, and siad "I have a soft spot for that picture because I enjoyed working with James Mason very much; it was a very enjoyable picture for me."[5]

Hamilton again found himself working with a war theme on the Dino De Laurentiis-produced Italian war comedy The Best of Enemies (1961). This was the first film to show Hamilton's skill with intricate set-piece action sequences.

He turned down an offer to direct Dr. No (1962), the first James Bond film. His next release, and somewhat outside his developing œuvre, was The Party's Over, which, though filmed in 1963, was not released until 1965. The film was heavily censored and, in protest, Hamilton asked for his name to be removed when the film was finally released. He directed Man in the Middle (1964) with Robert Mitchum.

James Bond

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Hamilton followed with his first James Bond film, Goldfinger (1964). He later reflected that he was able to successfully merge the series's mix of action adventure, sexual innuendo and black humour.[19][20] He later said "after one Bond, you should walk away from it, charge your batteries, and then come back if you have something to say. I felt I didn’t have that, and to do Bond justice, you have to arrive with a huge amount of enthusiasm."[5]

In the late 1960s, Hamilton directed two further films for Bond producer Harry Saltzman: Funeral in Berlin (1966, starring Michael Caine), and the war epic Battle of Britain (1969).

Hamilton (centre, in light suit), with Sean Connery at the filming of Diamonds Are Forever in Amsterdam, 1971

He returned to the Bond film franchise with the chase- and gadget-dependent Diamonds Are Forever (1971),[21] Live and Let Die (1973) and The Man with the Golden Gun (1974). He claimed in a much later interview that he had instructed Roger Moore not to mimic Sean Connery's rendition of James Bond and said the only Bond he regretted making was Golden Gun.[5] Hamilton was later asked to direct For Your Eyes Only (1981) but declined because the cash-strapped United Artists could not afford his salary.[22]

Hamilton was originally chosen to direct Superman: The Movie (1978), but due to his status as a tax exile, he was allowed to be in England for only thirty days a year, where production had moved at the last minute to Pinewood Studios. The job of director was then passed to Richard Donner, but Hamilton insisted that he be paid in full.

Hamilton's only films in the latter part of the 1970s were the commercially unsuccessful Force 10 from Navarone (1978) and the poorly received adaptation of Agatha Christie's mystery The Mirror Crack'd (1980).[23]

Another Christie adaptation followed in 1982, with Evil Under the Sun which was received more favourably than The Mirror Crack'd.

Hamilton directed only two more films in the 1980s (Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins in 1985 and 1989's Try This One for Size) before retiring.

In the late 1980s he was approached to direct Batman (1989), but declined.[24] In a 2003 interview, he said that the contemporary Bond films relied too heavily on special effects and not as much on the spectacular and risky stunts of the Bond films of his era.[5]

"I know that I’ve made some bad pictures, but when I was making a film, I knew I had to do the best I could with the material that I was working with," he said. "Sometimes I wished I had a more cooperative or a better writer, but that's the same for everybody."[5]

Death

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Hamilton died at the age of 93 on 20 April 2016.[25][26]

Personal life

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Hamilton was married twice, first to Naomi Chance in 1953,[27] and then to the actress Kerima in 1964,[28] many years after they first met during the filming of Outcast of the Islands.[29] They lived in a villa in Andratx on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca from the mid-1970s[30] until his death.[25]

Filmography

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James Bond

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Other films

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Guy Hamilton (16 September 1922 – 20 April 2016) was a British renowned for helming four films, including the iconic Goldfinger (1964), which solidified the franchise's global success. Born in to a British diplomat father, Hamilton spent his early years in before entering the film industry as a clapper boy at Victorine Studios in in 1938. During , he served in the Royal Navy, earning the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) for his hazardous missions to occupied . After the war, Hamilton transitioned into film production, working as an assistant director on acclaimed projects such as Carol Reed's The Fallen Idol (1948) and The Third Man (1949), as well as John Huston's The African Queen (1951). He made his directorial debut with the thriller The Ringer (1952), an adaptation of an Edgar Wallace story, and quickly established himself with war dramas like The Colditz Story (1955), based on real POW experiences, and comedies such as A Touch of Larceny (1959). His Bond tenure began with Dr. No (1962) as an uncredited advisor, but he took the helm for Goldfinger, introducing gadgets and spectacle that defined the series, followed by Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Live and Let Die (1973)—the first Roger Moore entry—and The Man with the Golden Gun (1974). Hamilton directed a total of 22 films spanning the 1950s to the 1980s, blending genres from thrillers to ensemble war epics like (1969) and Agatha Christie adaptations such as (1982). His contributions earned him recognition as one of Britain's most prolific and bankable directors of his era.

Early years

Childhood and education

Guy Hamilton was born Mervyn Ian Guy Hamilton on 16 September 1922 in , , where his father worked as a press at the British Embassy. His family background was rooted in British diplomacy, with his father grooming him for a similar career path. Hamilton spent much of his childhood in , developing a cosmopolitan perspective shaped by his surroundings in and exposure to international influences. He also spent time in Canada during his youth, further broadening his early experiences. His passion for cinema emerged early; around the age of eight, while attending school in , he became enamored with films through private screenings hosted by parents of his classmates who worked in the movie industry. These experiences ignited his lifelong fascination with the medium, diverting him from the diplomatic future his family envisioned. At the age of 16 in 1938, Hamilton took his first step into the film world by securing a position as a clapper boy at Victorine Studios in , . In this entry-level role, he handled basic tasks on productions, gaining hands-on knowledge of film techniques and the collaborative nature of from the ground up. This apprenticeship at the renowned studio marked the beginning of his practical immersion in the industry, setting the foundation for his future career despite the impending outbreak of war.

World War II service

At the age of 18 in 1940, Guy Hamilton enlisted in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR) as war engulfed Europe. Initially serving as an , he was posted to the destroyer HMS Eskimo in 1941, where he participated in escort duties across the Atlantic and patrols in the , including anti-submarine operations against German U-boats. These early assignments exposed him to the harsh realities of in contested waters, honing his resilience amid constant threats from enemy submarines and aircraft. By 1942, Hamilton had transitioned to the Royal Navy's coastal forces, rising to the rank of temporary and serving on motor torpedo boats (MTBs). He was assigned to MTB 673, followed by MTB 515 as third officer from May 1943 to , and then MTB 718 as from to July 1945, operating with the 15th Motor Gun Boat Flotilla out of Dartmouth under Lieutenant-Commander Peter Williams. The flotilla specialized in high-risk covert missions, including ferrying Allied agents into occupied and evacuating downed airmen via escape networks like the Shelburne Line. In June 1944, shortly after the , Hamilton led a team in a daring operation off to insert three agents; mechanical failure and rough seas stranded him and two able seamen ashore for nearly a month, during which they evaded German patrols by hiding with local families and posing as civilians, before being extracted. Hamilton's flotilla played a critical role in supporting the D-Day invasion on 6 June 1944, patrolling the Channel to intercept German E-boats and protect the Allied armada from fast-attack threats during the . His vessel, MTB 718, contributed to these defensive operations amid the chaos of the assault. For his gallantry across multiple clandestine sorties to France and , including the perilous mission, Hamilton was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross on 11 December 1945. Demobilized in 1946, Hamilton reflected on his wartime ordeals as formative, instilling a deep appreciation for the grit of ordinary servicemen and of real —perspectives that later informed his directing style in war-themed films, emphasizing authenticity over glamour. He often credited these experiences with sparking his commitment to portraying war's human cost realistically in cinema.

Directing career

Assistant director

After demobilization from the Royal Navy at the end of , Guy Hamilton returned to the film industry in 1946, beginning his professional career as a production runner on various British productions. His wartime service had instilled a sense of that proved invaluable on chaotic film sets, where he quickly advanced through the ranks. Hamilton's apprenticeship under director marked a pivotal phase, starting as first on The Fallen Idol (1948), where he absorbed techniques for building through subtle character interactions and atmospheric tension. He continued with Reed on (1949), contributing to location shooting in post-war and even standing in for to direct some long shots, honing his skills in dynamic urban cinematography and thriller pacing. This collaboration extended to (1951), further refining his understanding of narrative rhythm and exotic locales. He also assisted John Huston on The African Queen (1951), an adventure film shot on location in Uganda and the Congo, which exposed him to the challenges of rugged outdoor production and the blend of humor with high-stakes action in genre storytelling. Earlier, Hamilton worked with French director Julien Duvivier on Anna Karenina (1948), bridging European stylistic elegance with Hollywood narrative drive during its British and Venetian shoots. These experiences, alongside assistant roles on over a dozen other films such as They Made Me a Fugitive (1947) and Mine Own Executioner (1947), allowed him to integrate diverse influences from both continents. By 1952, after establishing himself as one of Britain's top s, Hamilton transitioned to independent directing, credited with the technical proficiency and creative insight gained from these formative years.

Early directorial films

Guy Hamilton made his directorial debut with the thriller The Ringer (1952), an adaptation of Edgar Wallace's play about a mysterious killer, which marked his first solo credit after years as an . The film, starring and , showcased Hamilton's emerging skill in building suspense through tight pacing and atmospheric tension, drawing from his experiences under . Following this, Hamilton directed The Intruder (1953), another Wallace adaptation centered on a blackmail scheme, and An Inspector Calls (1954), a screen version of J.B. Priestley's play exploring social guilt and class dynamics, both emphasizing psychological tension over action. These early works established his reputation for adapting stage material to while infusing personal insights from his service into themes of moral ambiguity. Hamilton achieved a breakthrough with (1955), a POW escape drama based on P.R. Reid's memoir of life in the German castle, praised for its authentic depiction of camaraderie and ingenuity among Allied prisoners. The film, starring and , earned a BAFTA nomination for Best British Film and was lauded for its restrained realism. He continued with lighter fare in Charley Moon (1956), a musical comedy starring , and war-themed projects, directing (1956), a gritty account of British and Commonwealth forces in the , Manuela (1957), a romantic adventure set on a tramp steamer, and Man in the Sky (1957), a tense drama about a pilot's life-or-death cargo flight. These films highlighted his ability to blend personal military knowledge with dramatic storytelling, contributing to solid commercial success in the British market. In 1959, Hamilton directed The Devil's Disciple, an adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play set during the , featuring and in a tale of and rebellion. The collaboration with writers and others underscored his growing versatility in handling historical dramas with satirical edge, though it received mixed reviews for its Hollywood-style production.

James Bond films

Hamilton directed four films in the James Bond series for , all produced by and . Goldfinger (1964)
Starring as and as . The film has a runtime of 110 minutes, was made on a budget of $3 million, and grossed $124.9 million worldwide. Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Featuring reprising his role as and as . The film has a runtime of 120 minutes, was produced on a budget of $7.2 million, and earned $116 million worldwide. Live and Let Die (1973)
Marking Roger Moore's debut as and starring as Solitaire, with as the villain Mr. Big, the first major black antagonist in the series. The film runs 121 minutes, had a $7 million budget, and grossed $161.8 million worldwide. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Starring as and as the villain Scaramanga, with principal filming locations in and . The film has a runtime of 125 minutes, budget of $7 million, and worldwide gross of $97.6 million.

Non-Bond films (1960s)

Following his early successes, Hamilton directed several non-Bond films in the that showcased his range across genres. He began with the comedy A Touch of (1959), starring as a naval officer faking his death for insurance money, which highlighted his knack for light-hearted capers. This was followed by The Best of Enemies (1961), an Italian-British war comedy-drama with and , focusing on rivalry between British and Italian officers in WWII . During his Bond involvement, Hamilton helmed Man in the Middle (1964), a courtroom drama starring Robert Mitchum as a U.S. officer accused of murder in wartime India, and The Party's Over (1965), a controversial drama about a beatnik party turning tragic, which faced censorship issues before release. Later, he directed the espionage thriller Funeral in Berlin (1966), the second Harry Palmer film with Michael Caine, noted for its Cold War intrigue, and the epic Battle of Britain (1969), an all-star recreation of the 1940 air campaign featuring Laurence Olivier and Michael Redgrave, praised for its aerial sequences despite production challenges.

Post-Bond films

After completing his work on the series with The Man with the Golden Gun in 1974, Guy Hamilton directed several films that drew on his experience with large-scale action and ensemble casts, often adapting popular novels for international audiences. His post-Bond projects shifted toward war epics, mystery adaptations, and action-comedies, though they met with varying commercial and critical success amid his growing commitments abroad. Hamilton's first post-Bond film was Force 10 from Navarone (1978), a adventure sequel to the 1961 hit The Guns of Navarone, based on Alistair MacLean's novel and focusing on a team of Allied commandos aiding against Nazi forces. Starring Robert Shaw as the lead commando, in an early major role, and Edward Fox, the film featured explosive action sequences filmed in Yugoslavia and , emphasizing themes of and partisan warfare. It grossed approximately $7.1 million in the United States, a modest return on its $5 million budget, and received mixed reviews for its pacing and deviations from the source material, though praised for its star power and spectacle. In 1980, Hamilton adapted Agatha Christie's The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side into , centering on an ensemble murder mystery at a British village fete disrupted by a Hollywood film production. starred as the amateur sleuth , supported by , , and as the glamorous suspects, with the plot revolving around a poisoned guest and village gossip. Filmed at Studios in , the production highlighted Hamilton's skill in managing star-driven narratives, but it underperformed at the with $11 million worldwide against high expectations, earning lukewarm critical reception for its uneven tone despite strong performances. Hamilton returned to Christie's works with (1982), a mystery set at a luxurious Adriatic resort where a designer's murder unravels amid sun-soaked intrigue and celebrity alibis. reprised his role as the detective, joined by , , and in a cast that evoked the opulent style of earlier adaptations. Shot on in Majorca and , the film earned positive reviews for its visual elegance and twisty plot, achieving a 92% approval rating on , though its $4.7 million domestic gross reflected limited commercial appeal in a shifting market for literary mysteries. The 1985 action-comedy Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins marked Hamilton's venture into American-led franchise potential, adapting the Destroyer novel series about a New York cop (Fred Ward) trained in martial arts by a Korean master (Joel Grey) to combat corporate corruption. Intended as a pilot for a TV series, it featured inventive fight choreography and satirical elements, with Wilford Brimley and Kate Mulgrew in supporting roles, but struggled with tonal inconsistencies. Budgeted at $18 million, it earned $14.4 million domestically and received mixed-to-negative reviews, with a 41% Rotten Tomatoes score, ultimately failing to launch a franchise due to its box office shortfall. Hamilton's final directorial effort was the 1989 comedy-thriller Try This One for Size, based on James Hadley Chase's novel and following an insurance investigator (Michael Brandon) pursuing a stolen Russian icon through a web of Riviera thieves and double-crosses. Co-starring David Carradine and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in one of his last roles, the film blended heist antics with light suspense, filmed in France and marking Hamilton's retirement from feature directing at age 67. It received scant attention and poor box office performance, with limited distribution outside Europe, reflecting the era's challenges for mid-budget genre films. Throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, Hamilton's career faced hurdles from his status as a tax exile in Spain, which restricted his time in the UK to about 30 days annually, complicating involvement in British productions like the originally assigned Superman (1978), from which he was replaced due to these limitations. He also declined an offer to direct Batman (1989), citing fatigue with large-scale franchises after his Bond tenure. These factors, combined with mixed box office results—such as the modest returns of his Christie adaptations and Remo Williams—contributed to a gradual wind-down, though his Bond pedigree had secured bigger budgets for these international efforts.

Personal life and death

Marriages and family

Hamilton was married twice during his lifetime. His first marriage, to British actress , took place on 21 November 1953; the union ended in divorce in the early 1960s. In 1964, Hamilton married Algerian-French actress Kerima (born Mary Kehdegeh, also known as Miriam Charrière), whom he had first met in 1951 while serving as on ; the couple had no children together and remained wed until Kerima's death in 2014. Amid Britain's high tax rates in the mid-1970s, Hamilton became a and relocated to , , with his second wife, embracing a semi-retired there that allowed him to pursue personal interests in and while offering scant public insight into his private affairs.

Death

Guy Hamilton died on 20 April 2016 at the age of 93 in his home in Port d'Andratx, Majorca, , where he had resided for over 40 years. His passing was attributed to natural causes related to advanced age, following a recent hospitalization after a fall that resulted in a broken hip. The news was announced by his family and quickly confirmed by local sources on the island. Tributes from the film industry followed swiftly, highlighting his significant contributions to cinema. James Bond producers and issued a statement mourning "the loss of our dear friend Guy Hamilton who firmly distilled the essence of in four films," while celebrating his "enormous contribution to the Bond films." Sir , who starred under Hamilton's direction in Live and Let Die (1973) and The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), expressed his grief on , stating he was "incredibly, incredibly saddened to hear the wonderful director Guy Hamilton has left us. He was a great friend and a great director." Hamilton's funeral was a private ceremony held in Majorca, with no public memorial service documented at the time. In 2017, a tribute concert featuring music from British cinema, including Bond scores, was organized in his honor at in Palma as part of the Atlántida Film Fest.

Filmography

James Bond films

Hamilton directed four films in the series for , all produced by and . Goldfinger (1964)
Starring as and as . The film has a runtime of 110 minutes, was made on a budget of $3 million, and grossed $124.9 million worldwide. Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Featuring reprising his role as and as . The film has a runtime of 120 minutes, was produced on a budget of $7.2 million, and earned $116 million worldwide. Live and Let Die (1973)
Marking 's debut as and starring as Solitaire, with as the villain Mr. Big, the first major black antagonist in the series. The film runs 121 minutes, had a $7 million budget, and grossed $161.8 million worldwide. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Starring as and as the villain Scaramanga, with principal filming locations in and . The film has a runtime of 125 minutes, budget of $7 million, and worldwide gross of $97.6 million.

Other films

Guy Hamilton directed 18 feature films outside the James Bond series between 1952 and 1989, spanning genres including war dramas, thrillers, comedies, and mysteries. These works reflect his early British studio collaborations and later international productions, often with co-productions involving major Hollywood studios. His debut feature, The Ringer (1952), a mystery adaptation of Edgar Wallace's play, ran 78 minutes and was produced by London Films for distribution by British Lion; it starred Donald Wolfit as the detective and Herbert Lom as the antagonist, with a screenplay by Val Valentine and Lesley Storm. The Intruder (1953), a , had a runtime of 84 minutes and was produced by Ivan Foxwell for British Lion; lead actors included as the obsessive father and George Cole as his son, written by John Hunter from a play by Michael Pertwee and Robert Nicholas. An Inspector Calls (1954), an adaptation of J.B. Priestley's play, lasted 78 minutes and was produced by A.C. Mason for Watergate Productions; it featured as Inspector Goole, Jane Wenham as Sheila Birling, and as Eric Birling, with a screenplay by . The Colditz Story (1955), a POW escape drama based on P.R. Reid's memoir, ran 94 minutes and was produced by Ivan Foxwell for British Lion; starring as , as Colonel Richmond, and as Harry, it was co-written by Hamilton and Reid. Charley Moon (1956), a musical , had a runtime of 92 minutes and was produced by Aubrey Baring for Renown Pictures; starred as the title character, with and in supporting roles, written by Victor Katona and Alberts, Liebermann, and Kent. Manuela (1957), also known as Stowaway Girl, a with a runtime of 88 minutes, was produced by Ivan Foxwell for British Lion; led as the ship's captain, with as the stowaway, co-written by Hamilton and Foxwell from a story by William Woods. The Devil's Disciple (1959), a , ran 83 minutes and was a co-production between and ; starring , , and , it was written by John Dighton and Roland Kibbee from George Bernard Shaw's play. A Touch of Larceny (1960), a , had a runtime of 92 minutes and was produced by Ivan Foxwell for Ivan Foxwell Productions; starred as the scheming naval officer, with and , written by Roger MacDougall and Ivan Foxwell from a by Andrew Garve. The Best of Enemies (1961), a war , ran 104 minutes and was an Italian-British co-production by ; starring and , with , written by , Furio Scarpelli, and Agenore Incrocci. Man in the Middle (1964), a courtroom , had a runtime of 94 minutes and was produced by Walter Seltzer for Amer-Brooke Productions; starred, with and Barry Sullivan, written by and Willis Hall from a by . The Party's Over (1965), a , ran 94 minutes and was produced by for Connaught Film Productions; it starred Jill Bennett, , and Louise Edrich, written by Marc Behm. Funeral in Berlin (1966), a spy thriller, had a runtime of 102 minutes and was produced by for Harry Saltzman Productions; starred as , with and , written by Evan Jones from Len Deighton's novel. Battle of Britain (1969), a war epic, ran 131 minutes and was a co-production by and others; starring , , and , written by James Kennaway and Wilfred Greatorex. Force 10 from Navarone (1978), an action-adventure sequel, had a runtime of 118 minutes and was produced by ; Robert Shaw and led the cast, with Edward Fox, written by Robin Chapman from Alistair MacLean's novel. The Mirror Crack'd (1980), an Agatha Christie adaptation, ran 102 minutes and was produced by EMI Films and MGM; Angela Lansbury starred as Miss Marple, with Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson, written by Jonathan Hales, Barry Sandler, and Roderick Nordell from Christie's novel. Evil Under the Sun (1982), another Christie adaptation, had a runtime of 102 minutes and was produced by EMI Films and MGM; Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot, with Jane Birkin and Colin Blakely, written by Anthony Shaffer from Christie's novel. Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985), an action film, ran 121 minutes and was produced by ; starred as Remo, with and , written by Christopher Wood from the series. Finally, Try This One for Size (1989), a comedy, had a runtime of 95 minutes and was produced by ; starring and , written by Dick Vosburgh and Terence Frisby.

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