John Glen (Director)

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John Glen (born May 15, 1932 in Sunbury-on-Thames , England ) is a British film director , who was particularly famous for his directorial work on the James Bond films In A Deadly Mission (1981), Octopussy (1983), In the face of Death (1985), The Living Daylights (1987) and License to Kill (1989) is known.

Life

Glen began his career in 1949 as an assistant editor for The Third Man at Shepperton Studios in London . He then continued to work in editing rooms and was hired by the smaller studios Nettleford and Beaconsfield. He initially worked as an editor for documentaries, later also for television series, including the successful series Danger Man - The Syndicate of the Cruel , in which he put a lot of emphasis on action. In 1969 he was appointed to direct the second camera team for the filming of On Her Majesty's Secret Service . Among other things, he was responsible for the spectacular bobsleigh run, but also edited the film . As early as 1977 he directed the obligatory supporting film for the Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me , in which a stuntman daringly throws himself on skis over a rock face and then escapes death with a parachute; two years later, the opening sequence for Moonraker was created .

In 1981, Glen was allowed to direct the Bond flick In A Deadly Mission on the recommendation of Peter R. Hunt , because Hunt noticed Glen's television series Danger Man and The Man with the Suitcase . Although Glen already knew his craft in editing and assistant director solidly at that time, it was not easy for him to convince the producer Albert R. Broccoli of himself. But Glen was ultimately able to prevail and delivered a convincing film. He was also working with Michael G. Wilson , the screenwriter of In A Deadly Mission and later Bond producer, at the time.

Glen directed all Bond films until 1990. Much like Alfred Hitchcock , John Glen wanted to leave an identifier in each of his Bond films: As he argued in an interview, there is a scene in each of his films in which Bond scares off a few birds while trying to go unnoticed. When asked about the show's longevity, Glen replied to a film journalist in 1989: “Bond was never bribed and was always a citizen suspected of doing the right thing. In times of mixed morals and times when many of us respected people abuse power, it's nice to know that James Bond is still among us, he shows us that heroes are everywhere! "

The popularity of the Bond films gave Glen's career a huge boost. In 1991 he realized The Aces of Steel Eagles , then a year later Christopher Columbus - The Explorer , who, however, was a flop. In 1995, Glen directed several episodes of the British television series Space Cops - Demeter City Crime Scene . In 2001 he took over The Point Men with Christopher Lambert .

Filmography

Director (feature film)

Director (TV series)

  • 1968: Man in a Suitcase
    • Somebody Loses, Somebody ... Wins?
  • 1994: Space Cops - Tatort Demeter City (Space Precinct)
    • Protect and Survive
    • The snake
    • Deadline
    • Illegal
    • Divided We Stand
    • Takeover
    • The Fire Within: Part 1
    • The Fire Within: Part 2

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Director (2nd staff)

Sound editing

  • 1956: The Green Man
  • 1957: The Scamp
  • 1957: Conditions like in paradise (The Admirable Crichton)
  • 1958: A Cry from the Streets
  • 1960: Dentist in the Chair
  • 1960: There Was a Crooked Man

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personal data
SURNAME Glen, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British film director
DATE OF BIRTH May 15, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Sunbury-on-Thames , England