Goldeneye (1989 film)
| Goldeneye | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Don Boyd |
| Written by | Reg Gadney |
| Based on | Biography by John Pearson about life of Ian Fleming |
| Produced by | Graeme MacDonald |
| Starring | Charles Dance |
| Cinematography | Richard Greatrex |
| Edited by | David Spiers |
| Music by | Michael Berkeley |
Production company | Anglia Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Goldeneye, also sometimes called Goldeneye: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming, is a 1989 British television film loosely based on the life of the author Ian Fleming, portrayed by Charles Dance, focusing on Fleming's life during the Second World War, his love life and the writing of James Bond, and directed by Don Boyd. The film is based on The Life of Ian Fleming (1966), a biography by John Pearson, who was Fleming's assistant in the 1950s and has access to his private papers. The film's screenwriter, Reg Gadney, also has a small part as James Bond, the American ornithologist who lent his name to Fleming's famous spy.
The Anglia Television's dramatised biography takes its name from Fleming's estate in Jamaica (the title was later used for the James Bond film). The film received mixed reviews, with praise for Dance's portrayal of Fleming.