Movies directed by Guy Hamilton

An Inspector Calls (1954)

80 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery      

Back during the late 80s when I was in school I had to read "An Inspector Calls" for English Literature. Sadly back in the late 80s education in Britain sucked as it was dry, uninvolving and simply dull as text books were fol...

The Colditz Story (1955)

94 mins     Drama, War      

There is a scene early on in "The Colditz Story" where a German Officer reprimands 4 British prisoners for laughing, mocking them over the British sense of humour. That British sense of humour is a big part of the movie becau...

Goldfinger (1964)

110 mins     Action , Crime, Thriller      

When I reviewed the 2nd bond movie "From Russia With Love" I mentioned that one of its strengths was that it evolved various elements which were established in "Dr. No". And to be honest I can say the same about the 3rd movie...

Battle of Britain (1969)

132 mins     War      

"Battle of Britain" is a war movie but not a war movie in the traditional entertainment sense but one which endeavours to accurately portray a crucial period of time. Now on one hand it makes it quite special because so few w...

Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

120 mins     Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi      

"On Her Majesty's Secret Service" wasn't a bad Bond movie but as the first of the official franchise not to feature Sean Connery it didn't quite work. So with Connery lured back to be Britain's top agent for "Diamonds Are For...

Live and Let Die (1973)

121 mins     Action , Adventure , Crime      

When it comes to "Live and Let Die" the good news is that they learnt from the mistakes they made when George Lazenby took on the role, they allowed Roger Moore to put his own mark on James Bond rather than have him trying to...

The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

125 mins     Action , Adventure , Thriller      

I've heard "The Man with the Golden Gun" described as the stupidest of the official James Bond movies, yet whilst there is plenty of stupidity and purposeful comedy it's by no means as stupid as some of Roger Moore's later ou...

Force 10 from Navarone (1978)

118 mins     Action , Drama, War      

"Force 10 from Navarone" is not a bad movie; well it wouldn't be a bad movie if it wasn't the sequel to "The Guns of Navarone" one of the most popular war movies ever made. But because it is the sequel, a sequel which came 17...