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,[3] 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.[4][5] The film's screenwriter, Reg Gadney, also has a small part as James Bond, the American ornithologist who lent his name to Fleming's eponymous spy.[6]

Goldeneye
Directed byDon Boyd
Written byReg Gadney[1]
Based onBiography by John Pearson about life of Ian Fleming
Produced byGraeme MacDonald
StarringCharles Dance
CinematographyRichard Greatrex[2]
Edited byDavid Spiers
Music byMichael Berkeley
Production
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Anglia Films[2]
Release date
  • 27 August 1989 (1989-08-27)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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.[7]

Cast

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Adrian Edmondson as ADC to Admiral

Notes

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  1. ^ Film Writers (Ifilm Publishing, 2001), p. 161
  2. ^ a b Kate Bales, Cinematographers, Production Designers, Costume Designers & Film Editors Guide (Lone Eagle, 1999), p. 114
  3. ^ McEntee, John (2 April 2001). "Diary: Charles Dance". Daily Express. London. p. 29.
  4. ^ The Life of Ian Fleming at goodreads.com, accessed 16 December 2018
  5. ^ John Pearson, Introduction to The Life of Ian Fleming (new edition, 2011)
  6. ^ "Dance as the man who created James Bond". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  7. ^ https://www.bondsuits.com/goldeneye-ian-fleming-in-black-tie/ Goldeneye: Ian Fleming in Black Tie |date=28 February 2014 }} |Retrieved 7 April 2024
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