Guy hamilton

There is no doubt that he was a cosmopolitan, since he was born in the capital of France, on September 11, 1922, of British parents. He began in the cinema as an assistant to his compatriot  Carol Reed , in  The Fallen Idol  and the mythical  The Third Man , before making his directorial debut with  The Ringer , in 1952.

He soon released some notable titles, such as  Manuela , with  Trevor Howard  as an army officer in love with a crazy woman, or the excellent war comedy  His Best Enemy , with hilarious performances by  David Niven  and  Alberto Sordi , the first as a British major whom the second, Italian captain, lets escape in exchange for a curious deal, during World War II. He would stand out in war movies years later with  Fuerza 10 by Navarone .

He debuted in the 007 saga with  James Bond against Goldfinger , the third installment, one of the most appreciated by fans. He would return to the franchise with another of  Sean Connery ‘s titles ,  Diamonds Forever , and would subsequently take over two of  Roger Moore ‘s run titles ,  Live and Let Die  and  The Man with the Golden Gun .

He was already in love with the Balearic archipelago, which he visited assiduously, before using it as a location for his 1982 film  Death Under the Sun , an adaptation of an  Agatha Christie novel . After the discreet action film  Remo, unarmed and dangerous , he retired from cinema with the comedy  With your forgiveness , from 1989, after which he moved to Andratx, a town in the southwest of Mallorca

The British filmmaker “always led a very discreet life in Mallorca,” said producer Pedro Barbadillo, who was preparing a tribute to the deceased. “He is one of the great directors of his time and, through his cinema, he made Mallorca known”.