Martin Campbell

Born: 1943-10-24

Martin Campbell knows how to entertain an audience when he steps behind the camera. When he directed The Mask of Zorro (1998), the movie earned Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations and launched the international careers of Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Next, when he helmed Vertical Limit (2000), the film was well received by the critics and earned over $200 million in worldwide box-office sales. In addition, Campbell is credited with rejuvenating the James Bond franchise when he directed GoldenEye (1995), Pierce Brosnan's first outing as the famed British spy, which went on to gross more than $350 million. He also directed Daniel Craig's debut Bond feature as well, Casino Royale (2006). Born in New Zealand, Campbell moved to London where he began his career as a cameraman. He went on to produce the controversial British feature Scum (1979), as well as Black Joy (1977), which was selected for competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Campbell made his directorial debut on the British police action series The Professionals (1977) and continued with the popular BBC series Shoestring (1979) and Thames TV's Minder (1979) Considered one of the U.K.'s top directors by the mid-'80s, he directed the highly praised British telefilm, Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983). For his work on Edge of Darkness (1985), a five-hour BBC miniseries about nuclear contamination in England that depicted murder and high-ranking corruption, he won six BAFTA awards. Campbell's first Hollywood movie was Criminal Law (1998) and he went on to direct Defenseless (1991) and No Escape (1994). Some of his American credits include directing HBO's Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) and two episodes of NBC's Homicide: Life on the Street (1993), among others. He also directed the epic romance Beyond Borders (2003) starring Angelina Jolie and Clive Owen.


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Casino Royale

as Airport Worker (uncredited)
Released: 2006-11-14

Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes...

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Being James Bond

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2021-08-29

Daniel Craig candidly reflects on his 15 year adventure as James Bond. Including...

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The World of James Bond

as uncredited
Released: 1995-10-29

Elizabeth Hurley hosts a one hour documentary on the history of the James Bond film series to...

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Goldeneye: The Secret Files

as Self
Released: 1995-12-26

Made for TV documentary including interview and behind the scenes footage from the James Bond...

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Becoming Bond

as Self
Released: 2006-11-07

A documentary which shows the creation of Casino Royale (2006).

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Death in Venice: The Sinking Palazzo

as Self
Released: 2008-01-01

Short behind the scenes making-of documentary about the filming of the sinking house palazzo and...

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James Bond: For Real

as Self
Released: 2006-11-22

The stunts and action set pieces for the the 2006 James Bond adventure 'Casino Royale'.

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Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration

as Self
Released: 2010-05-04

Interviews analyzing and looking back at the making of, and the impact made by, of one of the...

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Ian Fleming's Incredible Creation

as uncredited
Released: 2008-10-21

A documentary about Ian Fleming.

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The Road to Casino Royale

as uncredited
Released: 2008-10-21

Documentary that traces the tangled rights to Ian Fleming's "Casino Royale," the first James...

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07 Spaceys

as uncredited
Released: 2007-01-01

Canada's only sci-fi and fantasy television awards show. SPACE's annual celebration of genre...

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